How Many People Are Named Silvestre?
An estimated 1,991 people in the United States have the first name Silvestre. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Silvestre peaked in popularity in 1994 with 60 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Silvestre 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 Silvestre paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,991
About 1 in 172,152 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1994
60 births
Total Registered
2,437
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Silvestre
Silvestre is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,437 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Silvestre as a male name
Ranked #5,608 in 2024
17 male births in 2024
Peak: 1994 (60 births)
Silvestre: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Silvestre span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 506 babies were registered. Silvestre has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Silvestre by Decade
How has Silvestre 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.
Silvestre by State
Birth registrations for Silvestre span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Illinois. The lowest are in New York, Florida, Illinois. On average, about 311 Silvestres were registered per state.
Silvestre + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Silvestre as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Silvestre: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Silvestre?
We estimate approximately 1,991 people named Silvestre 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 172,152 Americans share this first name.
Is Silvestre a common name?
Silvestre is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,437 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Silvestre most popular?
Silvestre reached peak popularity in 1994, when 60 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Silvestre is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Silvestre a male name?
Silvestre is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Silvestre Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Silvestre Smith, Silvestre Johnson, Silvestre 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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