UK boy's name
Silviu
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Silviu is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Silviu popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5119, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2018, with 4 births.
This profile covers 22 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2015 to 2024. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 75% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 22 living people in the UK are called Silviu. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Silviu ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2018, when 4 boys were registered as Silviu.
- • About 22 living people in the UK are estimated to have Silviu as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5119
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2018
4 births
Estimated living
22
2026
Popularity
Silviu over time
The chart below shows babies named Silviu registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2015 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Silviu, the clearest high point is 2018. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 4 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Silviu by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Silviu was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4864 | 6 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4606 | 16 | 5 |
Related
Names similar to Silviu
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Silviu: questions and answers
How popular is the name Silviu in the UK right now?
In 2024, Silviu was ranked #5119 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Silviu most popular?
The peak year on record was 2018, with 4 babies registered as Silviu in England and Wales.
How many people are called Silviu in the UK?
A total of 22 babies have been registered as Silviu across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.