Silvanus

Where Silvanus comes from

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.
— Wiktionary's entry for Silvanus
  • Latin
  • 3 syllables
Along the way
  1. 1992
    First appearance
    #8,435 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2021
    Peak, #8,166
    9 babies named Silvanus — more than any year before or since.
  3. 2022
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Latin
Namesakes

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Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.