Silver is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2023.
Silver is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #3,380 among girls (46) and #5,171 among boys (19) — overall #4,737 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 65 | 65 | #3,380 | #5,171 |
| 2024 | 70 | 70 | #3,385 | #4,548 |
| 2023 | 75 | 75 | #3,043 | #5,041 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | #3,756 | #5,401 |
| 2021 | 65 | 65 | #3,383 | #5,304 |
| 2020 | 56 | 56 | #3,901 | #5,011 |
| 2019 | 62 | 62 | #3,164 | #7,563 |
| 2018 | 51 | 51 | #3,994 | #6,292 |
| 2017 | 58 | 58 | #3,473 | #6,616 |
| 2016 | 63 | 63 | #3,221 | #7,080 |
| 2015 | 50 | 50 | #3,753 | #8,629 |
| 2014 | 52 | 52 | #4,169 | #5,679 |
| 2013 | 52 | 52 | #4,230 | #5,359 |
| 2012 | 47 | 47 | #3,843 | #12,062 |
| 2011 | 41 | 41 | #4,557 | #8,660 |
| 2010 | 51 | 51 | #3,563 | #11,983 |
| 2009 | 34 | 34 | #4,469 | — |
| 2008 | 27 | 27 | #7,032 | #9,732 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | #11,518 | #8,814 |
| 2006 | 28 | 28 | #8,182 | #6,401 |
| 2005 | 24 | 24 | #7,450 | #8,968 |
| 2004 | 15 | 15 | #7,788 | — |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | #7,937 | #6,196 |
| 2002 | 37 | 37 | #4,742 | #6,464 |
| 2001 | 31 | 31 | #6,278 | #5,623 |
| 2000 | 27 | 27 | #6,180 | #7,314 |
| 1999 | 25 | 25 | #5,629 | #9,733 |
| 1998 | 26 | 26 | #4,352 | — |
| 1997 | 47 | — | #3,154 | #6,539 |
| 1996 | 25 | — | #4,293 | — |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #7,456 | — |
| 1994 | 26 | — | #4,996 | #8,655 |
| 1993 | 28 | — | #4,800 | #7,512 |
| 1992 | 27 | — | #4,833 | #8,297 |
| 1991 | 33 | — | #3,798 | #9,428 |
| 1990 | 28 | — | #3,803 | — |
| 1989 | 37 | — | #3,315 | #9,044 |
| 1988 | 36 | — | #2,927 | — |
| 1987 | 25 | — | #4,456 | #6,825 |
| 1986 | 18 | — | #4,517 | — |
| 1985 | 25 | — | #3,502 | — |
| 1984 | 41 | — | #2,376 | — |
| 1983 | 41 | — | #2,351 | — |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #4,316 | — |
| 1981 | 9 | — | #7,320 | — |
| 1980 | 20 | — | #5,501 | #5,438 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #7,229 | — |
| 1978 | 11 | — | #5,910 | — |
| 1977 | 14 | — | #7,463 | #5,744 |
| 1975 | 13 | — | #7,846 | #5,365 |
| 1974 | 6 | — | #8,584 | — |
| 1973 | 6 | — | — | #5,001 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #5,417 | — |
| 1970 | 7 | — | #6,960 | — |
| 1969 | 6 | — | — | #4,341 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,903 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,694 | — |
| 1966 | 7 | — | #5,720 | — |
| 1965 | 6 | — | #6,424 | — |
| 1964 | 9 | — | #4,954 | — |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,466 | — |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #4,407 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,975 | — |
| 1958 | 5 | — | #6,900 | — |
| 1957 | 13 | — | #3,464 | — |
| 1956 | 7 | — | #5,251 | — |
| 1955 | 10 | — | #4,019 | — |
| 1954 | 5 | — | — | #4,298 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #6,404 | #3,749 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #3,764 | — |
| 1950 | 11 | — | #5,227 | #4,132 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | #5,183 | — |
| 1948 | 15 | — | #3,844 | #3,618 |
| 1947 | 8 | — | #4,302 | — |
| 1945 | 5 | — | #5,165 | — |
| 1944 | 11 | — | #2,927 | — |
| 1943 | 6 | — | #4,629 | — |
| 1942 | 5 | — | — | #3,977 |
| 1941 | 15 | — | #3,008 | #3,942 |
| 1940 | 8 | — | #3,476 | — |
| 1939 | 17 | — | #2,563 | #3,917 |
| 1938 | 10 | — | #2,905 | — |
| 1937 | 16 | — | #2,718 | #3,946 |
| 1936 | 9 | — | #3,077 | — |
| 1935 | 13 | — | #2,419 | — |
| 1934 | 13 | — | #4,876 | #2,933 |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #4,778 | #4,089 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | — | #3,724 |
| 1931 | 7 | — | #3,802 | — |
| 1930 | 5 | — | — | #4,471 |
| 1928 | 9 | — | #3,410 | — |
| 1927 | 7 | — | #4,225 | — |
| 1926 | 14 | — | #5,521 | #3,111 |
| 1925 | 6 | — | #4,893 | — |
| 1924 | 13 | — | #4,977 | #3,818 |
| 1923 | 12 | — | #4,901 | #4,179 |
| 1921 | 19 | — | #3,975 | #2,779 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,889 |
| 1919 | 13 | — | #2,621 | — |
| 1918 | 8 | — | #3,810 | — |
| 1917 | 5 | — | #5,227 | — |
| 1915 | 16 | — | #3,392 | #3,039 |
| 1913 | 7 | — | — | #2,475 |
| 1911 | 5 | — | — | #1,964 |
| 1896 | 10 | — | — | #772 |