Silviano
A masculine name of Italian origin meaning "from the woods or forest".
Name Census estimates that about 190 living Americans carry the first name Silviano. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Silviano today is around 38 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Silviano births was 2007 (11 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Silviano. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
190
~ 1 in 1,803,970 Americans
Peak year
2007
11 babies that year
Average age
38
years old
2023 SSA rank
#10,636
Tracked since 1922
Census
Silviano in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 868 people with the first name Silviano, which placed it at #13,786 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#13,786
National first-name rank
People counted
868
868 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.3
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Hispanic or Latino
97.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Silviano
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Silviano is Hispanic at 97.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.5%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Silviano described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Silviano at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Hispanic or Latino97.4% · 845
- White1.5% · 13
- Black or African American0.6% · 5
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 3
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.1% · 1
- Two or more races0.1% · 1
Popularity
Silviano: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Silviano from the 1920s through to the 2020s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1990s, with 59 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1990s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Silviano by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Silviano during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Silvianos live
Origin
Meaning and history of Silviano
Silviano is a masculine given name with origins in the Latin language. It is derived from the Latin word "silva," which means "forest" or "woods." The name likely originated in ancient Roman times, when many names were inspired by natural elements and the rural landscape.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Silviano can be found in the writings of the Roman historian Tacitus, who mentioned a Roman soldier named Silvianus in his work "Annals" from the 1st century AD. This suggests the name was in use during the Roman Empire period.
In the Middle Ages, the name Silviano was particularly popular in certain regions of Italy, such as Tuscany and Umbria. It was often bestowed upon individuals born or residing in areas with dense forestry or woodlands, reflecting the name's connection to nature.
One notable figure named Silviano was Silviano Razzi, an Italian historian and biographer who lived from 1532 to 1611. He is best known for his work "Vite di Santi e Beati Toscani" (Lives of Tuscan Saints and Blessed), which documented the lives of holy figures from the Tuscan region.
Another individual with this name was Silviano Arista, a Spanish military officer and politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain briefly in 1868. He played a role in the Glorious Revolution that led to the overthrow of Queen Isabella II.
In the 19th century, Silviano Luzio was an Italian writer and journalist from Verona. He was a prolific author and contributed to various literary publications during his lifetime, which spanned from 1828 to 1898.
Silviano Curatolo Mondini was an Italian painter and sculptor from the late 19th and early 20th centuries, born in 1858 and dying in 1920. He was known for his portraits and religious works, many of which can be found in churches and galleries across Italy.
Silviano Carrillo Flores was a Mexican businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1892 to 1967. He founded the Banco Nacional de México (National Bank of Mexico) and played a significant role in the country's economic development during the mid-20th century.
People
Silviano + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Silviano as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Silviano: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Silviano?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 190 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Silviano going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,803,970 US residents.
Is Silviano a common name?
We classify Silviano as "Very Rare". It ranks above 73.5% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 269 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Silviano most popular?
The single biggest year for Silviano was 2007, when 11 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Silviano is about 38 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Silviano in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 868 people with the name Silviano, or 0.29 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #13,786 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Silviano in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Silviano?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Silviano appears almost entirely male. Of the 869 people counted with this name, 99.5% were male and only a very small share were female. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Silviano?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Silviano is Hispanic at 97.4%. The next largest groups are White (1.5%) and Black (0.6%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Silviano most often in the Census?
Hispanic is the largest reported group for people named Silviano in the 2020 Census, accounting for 97.4% (845 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Silviano in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Silviano a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Silviano in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Silviano still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Silviano in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Silviano can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Silviano?
If you just want to know how many people share the name Silviano, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.