Silver
- #3,342 for girls in 2025, 46 births
- #5,045 for boys in 2025, 19 births
- Given to girls 76.8% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1935 · 13 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 1,749since 1915
Silver over time
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Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #3,342 | 46 | #5,045 | 19 |
| 2024 | #3,335 | 47 | #4,433 | 23 |
| 2023 | #3,014 | 55 | #4,886 | 20 |
| 2022 | #3,703 | 41 | #5,215 | 18 |
| 2021 | #3,339 | 47 | #5,110 | 18 |
| 2020 | #3,841 | 37 | #4,855 | 19 |
| 2019 | #3,130 | 51 | #7,173 | 11 |
| 2018 | #3,918 | 37 | #6,036 | 14 |
| 2017 | #3,436 | 45 | #6,338 | 13 |
| 2016 | #3,182 | 51 | #6,726 | 12 |
| 2015 | #3,705 | 41 | #8,040 | 9 |
| 2014 | #4,103 | 36 | #5,485 | 16 |
| 2013 | #4,156 | 35 | #5,171 | 17 |
| 2012 | #3,782 | 41 | #10,770 | 6 |
| 2011 | #4,466 | 32 | #8,079 | 9 |
| 2010 | #3,516 | 45 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #4,370 | 34 | — | |
| 2008 | #6,799 | 19 | #9,019 | 8 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #7,868 | 15 | #6,094 | 13 |
| 2005 | #7,138 | 16 | #8,299 | 8 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | — | |
| 2003 | #7,580 | 14 | #5,877 | 12 |
| 2002 | #4,621 | 26 | #6,088 | 11 |
| 2001 | #6,067 | 18 | #5,390 | 13 |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #5,424 | 19 | #8,704 | 6 |
| 1998 | #4,238 | 26 | — | |
| 1997 | #3,105 | 38 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #4,184 | 25 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #4,845 | 20 | #7,770 | 6 |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #4,686 | 21 | #7,422 | 6 |
| 1991 | #3,722 | 28 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #3,714 | 28 | — | |
| 1989 | #3,253 | 32 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #2,867 | 36 | — | |
| 1987 | #4,283 | 19 | #6,089 | 6 |
| 1986 | #4,347 | 18 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,419 | 25 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,340 | 41 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,310 | 41 | — | |
| 1982 | #4,167 | 18 | — | |
| 1981 | #6,804 | 9 | — | |
| 1980 | #5,245 | 13 | #4,940 | 7 |
| 1979 | #6,696 | 9 | — | |
| 1978 | #5,563 | 11 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | #5,123 | 6 |
| 1976 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | #7,173 | 7 | #4,797 | 6 |
| 1974 | #7,680 | 6 | — | |
| 1973 | — | #4,505 | 6 | |
| 1972 | #5,109 | 10 | — | |
| 1971 | — | — | ||
| 1970 | #6,362 | 7 | — | |
| 1969 | — | #3,935 | 6 | |
| 1968 | #6,246 | 6 | — | |
| 1967 | #6,804 | 5 | — | |
| 1966 | #5,273 | 7 | — | |
| 1965 | #5,817 | 6 | — | |
| 1964 | #4,636 | 9 | — | |
| 1963 | — | — | ||
| 1962 | #5,860 | 6 | — | |
| 1961 | — | — | ||
| 1960 | #4,184 | 10 | — | |
| 1959 | #4,625 | 8 | — | |
| 1958 | #6,103 | 5 | — | |
| 1957 | #3,309 | 13 | — | |
| 1956 | #4,837 | 7 | — | |
| 1955 | #3,778 | 10 | — | |
| 1954 | — | #3,827 | 5 | |
| 1953 | #5,673 | 5 | #3,425 | 6 |
| 1952 | #3,552 | 10 | — | |
| 1951 | — | — | ||
| 1950 | #4,738 | 6 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #4,673 | 6 | — | |
| 1948 | #3,593 | 9 | #3,316 | 6 |
| 1947 | #4,007 | 8 | — | |
| 1946 | — | — | ||
| 1945 | #4,556 | 5 | — | |
| 1944 | #2,762 | 11 | — | |
| 1943 | #4,196 | 6 | — | |
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | #2,846 | 10 | #3,505 | 5 |
| 1940 | #3,208 | 8 | — | |
| 1939 | #2,417 | 12 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #2,730 | 10 | — | |
| 1937 | #2,570 | 11 | #3,518 | 5 |
| 1936 | #2,857 | 9 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,305 | 13 | — | |
| 1934 | #4,286 | 5 | #2,742 | 8 |
| 1933 | #4,218 | 5 | #3,642 | 5 |
| 1932 | — | #3,361 | 6 | |
| 1931 | #3,497 | 7 | — | |
| 1930 | — | #4,001 | 5 | |
| 1929 | — | — | ||
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | — | |
| 1927 | #3,875 | 7 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | #2,904 | 9 |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | #3,505 | 7 |
| 1923 | #4,376 | 6 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | — | — | ||
| 1921 | #3,666 | 8 | #2,632 | 11 |
| 1920 | — | #4,286 | 5 | |
| 1919 | #2,515 | 13 | — | |
| 1918 | #3,512 | 8 | — | |
| 1917 | #4,594 | 5 | — | |
| 1916 | — | — | ||
| 1915 | #3,134 | 8 | #2,829 | 8 |
| 1914 | — | — | ||
| 1913 | — | #2,273 | 7 | |
| 1912 | — | — | ||
| 1911 | — | #1,740 | 5 | |
| 1910 | — | — | ||
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| 1896 | — | #722 | 10 | |
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| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1915
The first year at least five girls were named Silver! It came in at #3,134, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1916–1917, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Silver is popular in 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | #2,921 | 6 | 1 in 26,757 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arizona | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| California | — | — | — |
| Colorado | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Florida | — | — | — |
| Georgia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Illinois | — | — | — |
| Indiana | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Louisiana | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| Massachusetts | — | — | — |
| Michigan | — | — | — |
| Minnesota | — | — | — |
| Mississippi | — | — | — |
| Missouri | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Jersey | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| New York | — | — | — |
| North Carolina | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Ohio | — | — | — |
| Oklahoma | — | — | — |
| Oregon | — | — | — |
| Pennsylvania | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Virginia | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Silver
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 7 spots since 2024 (#3,335 → #3,342)
- 499 spots since 2020 (#3,841 → #3,342)
Rise & fade · girls
20 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1915
- Peaked 1935 at #2,305 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1942, 7 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 29,174
- Highest: 1 in 29,174 girls born in 2023 were named Silver (0.00%)
- Latest: 1 in 34,941 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #2,305 in 1935, was only 1 in 80,660 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
- 23.7% of all girls named Silver (414) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1974
- Mostly boys until 1973, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 34 | #2,515 (1919) | #3,439 |
| 1920s | 47 | #3,164 (1928) | #4,113 |
| 1930s | 72 | #2,305 (1935) | #3,110 |
| 1940s | 63 | #2,762 (1944) | #3,730 |
| 1950s | 64 | #3,309 (1957) | #4,577 |
| 1960s | 49 | #4,184 (1960) | #5,546 |
| 1970s | 58 | #5,109 (1972) | #6,496 |
| 1980s | 252 | #2,310 (1983) | #3,904 |
| 1990s | 238 | #3,105 (1997) | #4,563 |
| 2000s | 185 | #4,370 (2009) | #6,859 |
| 2010s | 414 | #3,130 (2019) | #3,739 |
| 2020s | 273 | #3,014 (2023) | #3,429 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
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