Sylver
Sylver is a Belgian Eurodance and pop group, originally consisting of lead vocalist Silvy De Bie, DJ and producer Regi Penxten, and keyboardist/songwriter Wout Van Dessel. They were active from 2000 until 2013, when De Bie decided to focus on her solo career, but they returned in 2016.
Meaning & Origin of Sylver
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sylver is a Belgian Eurodance and pop group, originally consisting of lead vocalist Silvy De Bie, DJ and producer Regi Penxten, and keyboardist/songwriter Wout Van Dessel. They were active from 2000 until 2013, when De Bie decided to focus on her solo career, but they returned in 2016.
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The Story of Sylver
As a girl name
Sylver first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1983, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2013: 9 births, good for #10,998 nationwide. About 37% of every Sylver on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Sylver last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 166 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1980s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Sylver as a boy name dates back to 2008, when 5 babies received it. 2008 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Sylver — #12,551 in the national rankings. About 50% of every Sylver on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Sylver last appeared in the published SSA data in 2020, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 10 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Sylver
Sylver is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1983 and has accumulated 166 births in the dataset. Sylver's peak popularity came in 2013 when it ranked #10,998. Use the chart and map above to compare Sylver'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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