Is Silver a boy or girl name?
Silver is used for both, more often for girls in the US. In 2024, 47 girls and 23 boys were named Silver, so 67.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 77% of the 2,212 US babies named Silver were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,530
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,368
- Babies named Silver since 1896
- 2,212
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 75 babies
Boys and girls named Silver, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 10 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1910s | 20 | 34 | 63% |
| 1920s | 38 | 47 | 55.3% |
| 1930s | 34 | 72 | 67.9% |
| 1940s | 16 | 63 | 79.7% |
| 1950s | 16 | 64 | 80% |
| 1960s | 6 | 49 | 89.1% |
| 1970s | 18 | 58 | 76.3% |
| 1980s | 18 | 252 | 93.3% |
| 1990s | 39 | 238 | 85.9% |
| 2000s | 83 | 185 | 69% |
| 2010s | 113 | 414 | 78.6% |
| 2020s | 98 | 227 | 69.8% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23 | #4,530 | 47 | #3,368 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,035 | 55 | #3,041 |
| 2022 | 18 | #5,399 | 41 | #3,755 |
| 2021 | 18 | #5,301 | 47 | #3,383 |
| 2020 | 19 | #5,007 | 37 | #3,900 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,562 | 51 | #3,161 |
| 2018 | 14 | #6,291 | 37 | #3,994 |
| 2017 | 13 | #6,614 | 45 | #3,473 |
| 2016 | 12 | #7,078 | 51 | #3,219 |
| 2015 | 9 | #8,627 | 41 | #3,751 |
| 2014 | 16 | #5,679 | 36 | #4,169 |
| 2013 | 17 | #5,358 | 35 | #4,230 |
| 2012 | 6 | #12,060 | 41 | #3,841 |
| 2011 | 9 | #8,659 | 32 | #4,555 |
| 2010 | 6 | #11,982 | 45 | #3,562 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,467 |
| 2008 | 8 | #9,732 | 19 | #7,032 |
| 2007 | 9 | #8,814 | 10 | #11,517 |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,401 | 15 | #8,182 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,966 | 16 | #7,450 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,787 |
| 2003 | 12 | #6,195 | 14 | #7,937 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,463 | 26 | #4,742 |
| 2001 | 13 | #5,623 | 18 | #6,278 |
| 2000 | 9 | #7,314 | 18 | #6,179 |
| 1999 | 6 | #9,733 | 19 | #5,629 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 26 | #4,352 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,539 | 38 | #3,154 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 25 | #4,293 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,455 |
| 1994 | 6 | #8,654 | 20 | #4,996 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,512 | 21 | #4,800 |
| 1992 | 6 | #8,297 | 21 | #4,832 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,428 | 28 | #3,798 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,804 |
| 1989 | 5 | #9,044 | 32 | #3,315 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,927 |
| 1987 | 6 | #6,826 | 19 | #4,456 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,517 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,502 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,376 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,351 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,316 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,320 |
| 1980 | 7 | #5,438 | 13 | #5,501 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,230 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,910 |
| 1977 | 6 | #5,743 | 8 | #7,463 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 6 | #5,365 | 7 | #7,846 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,583 |
| 1973 | 6 | #5,001 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,415 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 7 | #6,958 |
| 1969 | 6 | #4,341 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,902 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,694 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,719 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,424 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,954 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,468 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,406 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,975 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,901 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,464 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,251 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,020 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,298 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 6 | #3,750 | 5 | #6,404 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,764 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 5 | #4,132 | 6 | #5,227 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 6 | #5,183 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,618 | 9 | #3,844 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,302 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,166 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,927 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,629 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,977 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,942 | 10 | #3,008 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,476 |
| 1939 | 5 | #3,917 | 12 | #2,563 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,905 |
| 1937 | 5 | #3,946 | 11 | #2,718 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,077 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,419 |
| 1934 | 8 | #2,933 | 5 | #4,876 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,089 | 5 | #4,778 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,724 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,802 |
| 1930 | 5 | #4,471 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,410 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,225 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,111 | 5 | #5,521 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,893 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,818 | 6 | #4,977 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,179 | 6 | #4,901 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 11 | #2,779 | 8 | #3,975 |
| 1920 | 5 | #4,889 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,621 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,810 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,227 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 8 | #3,039 | 8 | #3,392 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 7 | #2,475 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 5 | #1,964 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 10 | #772 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Silver reached #772 in 1896. As a girl name, it reached #2,351 in 1983. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Silver
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.