Silvano
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning of the forest; woodland dweller.
Babies a year
8
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Silvano by the numbers
Silvano was given to 8 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 30 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Silvano. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Silvinoof the forest; from silva meaning woods7 in the US (2017)
- Silvianoof the forest; a form of Silvio6 in the US (2017)
- Silvanof the forest; relating to silva5 in the US (2017)
- Sylvanof or relating to the forest7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Silviofrom the forest, wooded; a form of Silvius32 in the US (2017)
- Sivana hebrew month name; ninth month18 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Silvano, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Keithforest; from gaelic cèith582 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Silvano
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