Silver
Silver is a gender-neutral given name which can also be used as a male or female nickname.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Silver
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Silver is a gender-neutral given name which can also be used as a male or female nickname.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Silver
As a girl name
Silver first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1915, with 8 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 55 Silvers were born — ranking #3,012 that year. As of 2026, Silver ranks #3,116 for girls with 52 births, gradually rising (+13%). In total, more than 2K Silvers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Silver first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1896, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 23 Silvers were born — ranking #4,414 that year. As of 2026, Silver ranks #4,526 for boys with 23 births, rising sharply (+41% over the past five years). In total, more than 554 Silvers have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Silver
Silver is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1915 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Silver's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #2,305. Use the chart and map above to compare Silver's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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