Silvio
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from the forest, wooded; a form of Silvius.
Babies a year
32
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Silvio by the numbers
Silvio was given to 32 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 86 babies in 1922, making it a 1920s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Silvio. 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)
- Saviowise; sensible3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Silvanoof the forest; woodland dweller8 in the US (2017)
- Silveriosilvery; resembling silver; a form of Silvanus8 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)
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Silvio, 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 Silvio
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