Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Silver

Gender Unisex · 77% girls Rank 2025 #3,380 Trend ↑ Rising 23%

As a surname, anglicised from the German Jewish ornamental surname Silber.

Rank 2025
#3,380
among girls · ↑5 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Silver · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 34,941
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
75 babies
All-time total
2,277
#5,153 all-time among girls
First recorded
1896
in Social Security records

Silver popularity over time

2,277 babies have been named Silver since 1896, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.030.050.080.118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – 10 10 1 – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 34 20 54 5 – #2,621
1920s 47 38 85 9 +57% #3,410
1930s 72 34 106 11 +25% #2,419
1940s 63 16 79 8 -25% #2,927
1950s 64 16 80 8 +1% #3,464
1960s 49 6 55 6 -31% #4,407
1970s 58 18 76 8 +38% #5,417
1980s 252 18 270 27 +255% #2,351
1990s 238 39 277 28 +3% #3,154
2000s 185 83 268 27 -3% #4,469
2010s 414 113 527 53 +97% #3,164
2020s (to 2025) 273 117 390 65 +23% #3,043

Where Silver is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 47 0.03 outside top 500
2027 48 0.03 outside top 500
2028 49 0.03 outside top 500
2029 50 0.03 outside top 500
2030 51 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Silver

Silver is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,380 in 2025 with 46 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1896, 2,277 American babies have been named Silver, about 77% girls and 23% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 75 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Silver stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Silver?

The median living Silver is about 18 years old; half are between 7 and 36. An estimated 2,000 people named Silver are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Silver year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 46 #3,380 19 #5,171
2024 47 #3,385 23 #4,548
2023 55 #3,043 20 #5,041
2022 41 #3,756 18 #5,401
2021 47 #3,383 18 #5,304
2020 37 #3,901 19 #5,011
2019 51 #3,164 11 #7,563
2018 37 #3,994 14 #6,292
2017 45 #3,473 13 #6,616
2016 51 #3,221 12 #7,080
2015 41 #3,753 9 #8,629
2014 36 #4,169 16 #5,679
2013 35 #4,230 17 #5,359
2012 41 #3,843 6 #12,062
2011 32 #4,557 9 #8,660
2010 45 #3,563 6 #11,983
2009 34 #4,469 – –
2008 19 #7,032 8 #9,732
2007 10 #11,518 9 #8,814
2006 15 #8,182 13 #6,401
2005 16 #7,450 8 #8,968
2004 15 #7,788 – –
2003 14 #7,937 12 #6,196
2002 26 #4,742 11 #6,464
2001 18 #6,278 13 #5,623
2000 18 #6,180 9 #7,314
1995 12 #7,456 – –
1990 28 #3,803 – –
1985 25 #3,502 – –
1980 13 #5,501 7 #5,438
1975 7 #7,846 6 #5,365
1970 7 #6,960 – –
1965 6 #6,424 – –
1960 10 #4,407 – –
1955 10 #4,019 – –
1950 6 #5,227 5 #4,132
1945 5 #5,165 – –
1940 8 #3,476 – –
1935 13 #2,419 – –
1930 – – 5 #4,471
1925 6 #4,893 – –
1920 – – 5 #4,889
1915 8 #3,392 8 #3,039
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Silver, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Silver?

The median living Silver is about 18 years old. Half of all living Silvers are between 7 and 36 years old.

How many people named Silver are alive today?

An estimated 2,000 people named Silver are alive in the United States, based on 2,277 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Silver mean?

As a surname, anglicised from the German Jewish ornamental surname Silber.

How popular is the name Silver in 2025?

Silver ranked #3,380 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 46 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Silver?

2,277 babies have been named Silver in the United States since 1896, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Silver most popular?

Silver peaked in 2023, when 75 newborns received the name.

Is Silver a boy or girl name?

Silver is used for both: about 77% of babies named Silver have been girls and 23% boys.

Is the name Silver rising or falling?

Silver is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Silver become more popular?

Silver is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 51 girls named Silver in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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