Meaning of the nameSílvio

Male
Latin origin
Síl-vi-o

Sílvio is a masculine name of Latin origin, the Portuguese form of the Roman Silvius, which derives from silva, 'woods, forest'.

Meaning

“from Latin silva, 'woods, forest'”

Source: Behind the Name: Silvius

More names that mean nature

People (2022): 119,498
Rank in Brazil: #273
Median age: 50 years
2010 Census: 141,010; people

Sílvio in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Sílvio, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (35,415 people).

443 women 119,055 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Sílvio is most common

States with the highest share of people named Sílvio in the population, in the 2022 Census.

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	36,342	0.082%
Minas Gerais	12,590	0.061%
Rio de Janeiro	9,520	0.059%
Paraná	9,053	0.079%
Rio Grande do Sul	9,041	0.083%
Santa Catarina	6,477	0.085%
Bahia	6,120	0.043%
Pernambuco	4,557	0.050%
Pará	4,002	0.049%
Goiás	3,875	0.055%
Mato Grosso do Sul	2,224	0.081%
Mato Grosso	2,122	0.058%
Ceará	1,879	0.021%
Amazonas	1,564	0.040%
Espírito Santo	1,499	0.039%
Maranhão	1,428	0.021%
Distrito Federal	1,181	0.042%
Alagoas	964	0.031%
Paraíba	947	0.024%
Sergipe	947	0.043%
Rondônia	761	0.048%
Rio Grande do Norte	760	0.023%
Piauí	540	0.017%
Tocantins	465	0.031%
Amapá	288	0.039%
Roraima	208	0.033%
Acre	144	0.017%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Sílvio

Behind the Name derives Silvius from Latin silva, 'woods, forest', and presents it as the family name of several legendary kings of Alba Longa. The same page gives Sílvio as the Portuguese form, and Wiktionary records Sílvio and Silvio as a masculine name equivalent to the English Silvius. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 119,498 people named Sílvio, with a median age of 50. Proportionally, it is most common in Santa Catarina.

With an acute accent on the first syllable, it is the form Behind the Name gives as Portuguese; IBGE does not record accents, and Wiktionary also accepts Silvio, without an accent. It is the most common spelling in the group.

Other spellings of Sílvio

Spelling	People (2022)
Sílvio	119,498
Sylvio	2,059

Sources

Behind the Name: Silvius · behindthename.com · meaning
Behind the Name: Silvio · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Silvio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Wiktionary: Sílvio · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Sílvio

What does the name Sílvio mean?

Sílvio means “from Latin silva, 'woods, forest'”, according to Behind the Name.

How many people are named Sílvio in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 119,498 people with the first name Sílvio, which ranks it number 273 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Sílvio a boy's or a girl's name?

Sílvio is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 443 women and 119,055 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Sílvio?

Sílvio is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Sílvio most common?

Proportionally, in Santa Catarina: 0.085% of the state's population is named Sílvio (6,477 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Sílvio?

Sylvio. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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