Silvio

Silvio is a male given name: 99% of people named Silvio are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.

MaleHigh

Male 99%Female 1%

Silvio · Sílvio

Verdict: Male
Male / female split: 99% male / 1% female
Confidence: High (64 or more weighted country observations)
Most common in: Italy, Malta, United States
Also spelled: Sílvio
US births since 1880: 2,760 male / 0 female
Data: nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated: 2026-09-11

How to address Silvio

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Silvio," in English, "Guten Tag Silvio," in German. Silvio is a male given name: about 99% of people named Silvio are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Silvio,

German

Guten Tag Silvio,

French

Bonjour Silvio,

Spanish

Estimado/a Silvio:

Chinese

Silvio您好：

Japanese

Silvio様

English

Hi Silvio,

German

Hi Silvio,

French

Salut Silvio,

Spanish

Hola Silvio,

Chinese

Silvio你好：

Japanese

Silvioさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Silvio by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
Country	How common	Usually	Male share
Italy	uncommon	man's name	98%
Malta	uncommon	man's name	98%
United States	uncommon	man's name	100%
Switzerland	uncommon	man's name	98%
Germany	rare	man's name	98%
Croatia	rare	man's name	98%
Spain	rare	man's name	98%
Portugal	rare	man's name	98%

United States birth data

2,760 male · 0 female · 2,760 births recorded

Male 100%Female 0%

Since 1980: 100% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Silvio a male or female name?

Silvio is a male given name: 99% of people named Silvio are men, and it is recorded as male in 8 of the 8 countries covered.

How do I address Silvio in an email?

Is Silvio a unisex name?

Silvio is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Silvio are men. Silvio leans strongly male overall.

Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Silvio a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/silvio (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX

@misc{dearwho_silvio,
  title  = {Is Silvio a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/silvio},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}