Silvanus

#9,584 in 2025Boys' name

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Silvanus has been given to 44 babies in the U.S. since 1992. In 2025 it ranked #9,584 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2021, with 9 recorded.

Babies named Silvanus, 2025

1 in 414,000

Silvanus over time, 1880–2025

Boys

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Silvanus: meaning, origin, and history

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Latin

What Silvanus means

Silvanus means “forest”, associated with silva.

Dictionary etymologyReferences, data & attribution

From Latin Silvānus, a Latin cognomen, from silva (“forest”). The name Silas, from the early Christian apostle, was Latinized as Silvānus by Paul. Doublet of Silenus.

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Origin, language, and formation

Silvanus is used in English. Its origins include Latin.

Silvanus comes through Latin Silvānus.

Pronunciation and spelling

In English, Silvanus is pronounced /sɪlˈveɪnəs/.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 44 boys were recorded with the name Silvanus between 1992 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 9 in 2021; its best national rank was #8,728 in 2021.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #11,818 in 2020 to #9,584 in 2025.

How common is Silvanus?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 414,000; 8 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 213,000; <0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #9,584; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 287,238 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Silvanus sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 500Under 1%

Put another way: gather 287,238 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Silvanus. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Silvanuss were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Silvanus was born before 2021 — so the typical Silvanus is around 4 today.

Median birth year: 2021; About 4 years old
Biggest decade: 2020s; 77.3% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 88.6%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 44; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2020s — 77.3% of all recorded uses (34).

Is Silvanus rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +4,359; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +2,234; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: —; Not ranked then
Births vs 10 years ago: —; Not published both years
Share of its own peak: 88.9%; Peak was 2021 (9)
Years since peak: 4; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Volatile; 42.2% average annual change
Best rank ever: #8,728; 2021

Spellings of Silvanus

Silvanus is not the most common spelling — Silvano is, with 95.9% against Silvanus's 4.1%.

Silvano95.9%1,029
Silvanus4.1%44

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Silvanus by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #9,584
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 2,234
Best rank ever: #8,728; 2021
Peak year: 2021; 9 that year
First recorded: 1992
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 44
Count in 2025: 8

Names similar to Silvanus

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Silviano Silberio Dominus Silvan Silvia Martinus Silo Adonus Solanus Silverius Silvestro Silbestre Sylvanus Siler Younus Silias Silverio Silis Silvano Silus Romanus Silver Silvino Silvin

Sibling names for Silvanus

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Annabell Abagail Karleigh Rhianna Adelle Keren Kendyl Anabel

For a brother

Aaden Kale Hamilton Caesar Brennen Tobin Jerimiah Jorden

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