Boys' name · since 1905
Silvio
3,000 babies named Silvio in U.S. Social Security records since 1905, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,800 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,000
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
3,000 babies have been named Silvio since 1905, making it today's #2800 boys' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Silvio has been recorded 3,000 times among boys since 1905, currently ranked #2800 nationally and more common than 80% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1905 to 2025.
- #2,537 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,800 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 3,000 born since 1905
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Silvio ranks #2,537 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,800 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 3,000 born since 1905, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,537 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,800 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,000
- born since 1905
- 1920s
- peak decade
Silvio's 3,000 recorded births place it above 94.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Silvio compares
3,000 Top 18% higher than 82% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Silvio's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Silvio | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,000 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 86 | 34 | 22,252 |
Silvio's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Silvio's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 39% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 61%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1905, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1922 peak of 86, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Silvio popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1905–2025
- Peak year (1922)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 121 years of records
Silvio by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (641 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Silvio's strongest decade.
641 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Silvio births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s
1910s
457 births
- 1920s
1920s
641 births
- 1930s
1930s
265 births
- 1940s 167
1940s
167 births
- 1950s 162
1950s
162 births
- 1960s 178
1960s
178 births
- 1970s 133
1970s
133 births
- 1980s 173
1980s
173 births
- 1990s 164
1990s
164 births
- 2000s 233
2000s
233 births
- 2010s 216
2010s
216 births
- 2020s 187
2020s
187 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 641 births (21% of all-time use).
How Silvio compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Silvio's total volume
Silvio by state
Where Silvio concentrates geographically, total births since 1905
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 580 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 218 | 7.3% |
| #3 | California | | 133 | 4.4% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 113 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 99 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Connecticut | | 61 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Florida | | 35 | 1.2% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 15 | 0.5% |
580 of 3,000 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Silvio appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Silvio's data
- Silvio's decade-level peak was the 1920s (641 total births); usage has since declined to 187 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Silvios (580 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Silvio
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Silvio: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~120 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1905–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Silvio draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.