Silvana
Silvana is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Ancient Roman.
- Italian
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Silvana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Silvana is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Silvana
American parents first put Silvana on the record books as a baby girl name in 1950, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 64 Silvanas were born — ranking #2,822 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 20% of all recorded Silvanas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,073 among baby girl names with 53 births, gradually rising (+5%). In total, more than 2K Silvanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
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About the name Silvana
Silvana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1950 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Silvana's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,950. Use the chart and map above to compare Silvana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.