How Many People Are Named Silver?
An estimated 1,865 people in the United States have the first name Silver. It is used for both genders, with 77.0% female. The average bearer is 25 years old, and Silver peaked in popularity in 2023 with 75 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Silver as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Silver paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,865
About 1 in 183,782 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
77.0% confidence
Average Age
25
years old
Peak Year
2023
75 births
Total Registered
2,212
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Silver
Silver is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (23.0%) and females (77.0%). Out of 2,212 total births registered, 509 were male and 1,703 were female.
Silver as a male name
Ranked #4,530 in 2024
23 male births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (23 births)
Silver as a female name
Ranked #3,368 in 2024
47 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (55 births)
Silver: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Silver span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 527 babies were registered. While Silver is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Silver by Decade
How has Silver tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Silver by State
Birth registrations for Silver span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan. On average, about 32 Silvers were registered per state.
Silver + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Silver as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Silver
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Silver: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Silver?
We estimate approximately 1,865 people named Silver are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 183,782 Americans share this first name.
Is Silver a common name?
Silver is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,212 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Silver most popular?
Silver reached peak popularity in 2023, when 75 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Silver is approximately 25 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Silver a female name?
Silver is predominantly female. 77.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Silver Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Silver Smith, Silver Johnson, Silver Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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