US rank #3044 Boys' name Peak 1922 2,955 births

Silvio — #3044 US boys' name

2,955 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.

1900s241910s4571920s6411930s2651940s1671950s1621960s1781970s1331980s1731990s1642000s2332010s2162020s142
#3044
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 79% of names given to boys today.

1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Silvio was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

86 babies were named Silvio in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Silvio

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,955 babies named Silvio between 1905 and 2024, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Silvio currently holds the #3044 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Silvio performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 641 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Silvio shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 571 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Silvio in 11 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Silvio in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 2,955 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Silvio at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,955

Since 1905

120 years of records

Peak year

1922

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#3,044

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1905

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2024

Silvio popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1905

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
86
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
020406080100 202420091994197919641949193419191905 5

Silvio by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
641 births that decade — 22% of Silvio's all-time total
1900s241910s4571920s6411930s2651940s1671950s1621960s1781970s1331980s1731990s1642000s2332010s2162020s142

Silvio by state

Where Silvio concentrates geographically — total births since 1905

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Silvio
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
571 19.3%
#2 Pennsylvania
211 7.1%
#3 California
133 4.5%
#4 New Jersey
113 3.8%
#5 Massachusetts
99 3.4%
#6 Connecticut
61 2.1%
#7 Florida
35 1.2%
#8 Illinois
15 0.5%
New York share of Silvio's total US births 19.3%
Even split

571 of 2,955 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Silvio appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Silvio?
2,955 babies have been named Silvio since 1905. It currently ranks #3044 among boys. The peak year was 1922 with 86 births.
When was Silvio most popular?
Silvio was most popular in the 1920s decade with 641 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Silvio most popular?
The top states for the name Silvio are New York (571 births), Pennsylvania (211 births), California (133 births).
How long has the name Silvio been used?
Silvio has been recorded in Social Security data since 1905, spanning 120 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Silvio?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Silas, Silvestre, Silverio, Silvester, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1905–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.