Silver
Silver was the 3380th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 2351st; the most babies were born in 2023 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 373 places. More babies were named Silver in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,380 girls, up 521 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 46girls
- Girls and boys
- 71% girls, 29% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202355 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,277babies recorded
Silver popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,380 | #5,171 | 46 | 19 |
| 2020 | #3,901 | #5,011 | 37 | 19 |
| 2010 | #3,563 | #11,983 | 45 | 6 |
| 2000 | #6,180 | #7,314 | 18 | 9 |
| 1990 | #3,803 | — | 28 | — |
| 1980 | #5,501 | #5,438 | 13 | 7 |
| 1970 | #6,960 | — | 7 | — |
| 1960 | #4,407 | — | 10 | — |
| 1950 | #5,227 | #4,132 | 6 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,476 | — | 8 | — |
| 1930 | — | #4,471 | — | 5 |
| 1920 | — | #4,889 | — | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Silver, counting every spelling?
Silver is the most common spelling of a name family that had 52 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 52 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 46 | #3,380 | 236 |
| Sylver | 6 | #14,740 | 32 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Silver?
46 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Silver (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Silver born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 182 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Silver.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Silver?
About 1,500 people born in the US named Silver are alive today, with a median age of 21; half are between 9 and 38. That makes Silver mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Silver by state
How common Silver was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Silver: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Silver, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Silver
How popular is the name Silver?
Silver was the 3380th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 46 babies. Its best year was 1983, when it ranked 2351st; the most babies were born in 2023 (55). Over the last ten years it has moved up 373 places. More babies were named Silver in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Silver a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 71% girls, 29% boys given the name Silver in the US.
Where is Silver most popular?
In 2021–2025, Silver was most common in California (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Florida.