Silvestre
Silvestre is a Spanish and Portuguese given name or surname, or a French surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Silvestre
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Silvestre is a Spanish and Portuguese given name or surname, or a French surname. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Silvestre
The earliest SSA record of Silvestre as a baby boy name dates back to 1912, when 6 babies received it. 1994 was its biggest year on record, with 60 newborns named Silvestre — #1,544 in the national rankings. About 20% of every Silvestre on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Silvestre ranks #5,783 for baby boys with 16 births, gradually falling (-13%). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Silvestre
Silvestre is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Silvestre's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #1,524. Use the chart and map above to compare Silvestre'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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