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Silver

Unisex

Meaning of Silver: English: 'precious metal'

Silver is a unisex name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 6 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2578th most popular name in the United States in 2025 and 2115th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2578

65 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#2115

13 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,277

First recorded 1896 · peak 2023

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 9 babies1982: 18 babies1983: 41 babies1984: 41 babies1985: 25 babies1986: 18 babies1987: 25 babies1988: 36 babies1989: 37 babies1990: 28 babies19901991: 33 babies1992: 27 babies1993: 28 babies1994: 26 babies1995: 12 babies1996: 25 babies1997: 47 babies1998: 26 babies1999: 25 babies2000: 27 babies20002001: 31 babies2002: 37 babies2003: 26 babies2004: 15 babies2005: 24 babies2006: 28 babies2007: 19 babies2008: 27 babies2009: 34 babies2010: 51 babies20102011: 41 babies2012: 47 babies2013: 52 babies2014: 52 babies2015: 50 babies2016: 63 babies2017: 58 babies2018: 51 babies2019: 62 babies2020: 56 babies20202021: 65 babies2022: 59 babies2023: 75 babies2024: 70 babies2025: 65 babies
US babies named Silver per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 75.

Gender split

23% boys · 77% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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