Name Legacy

Silver

Recorded 1896–2025 · United States

Silver was most popular in 2023, when 75 American babies were given the name — ranking #4,285 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,277 people named Silver.

Most popular in2023
Rank that year#4,285
Births that year75
Total since 18802,277
Given to77% girls

Silver over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Silver’s peak in 2023. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Silver a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Silver is a unisex name — 76.8% of the 2,277 Americans given it were girls and 23.2% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 73% girls and 27% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Silver

Where Silver is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org