Girls' name · since 1962
Silena
Since 1962, U.S. Social Security records show 145 babies named Silena, peaking in 1978. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Silena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 145 have been recorded since 1962.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Silena has been recorded 145 times among girls since 1962, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1962 to 1997.
- #23,157 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 145 born since 1962
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Silena ranks #23,157 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 145 born since 1962, peaking in the 1970s.
- #23,157 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 145
- born since 1962
- 1970s
- peak decade
Silena's 145 recorded births place it above 67.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Silena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Silena's SSA record in two at 1982 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1963, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1978 peak of 13, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Silena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1962–1997
- Peak year (1978)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Silena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (61 births, 42% of the file).
1970s was Silena's strongest decade.
61 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Silena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s
1970s
61 births
- 1980s
1980s
29 births
- 1990s
1990s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 61 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Silena's usage has stayed within range of its 1970s decade-level peak (61 total births) through the 1990s (44) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Silena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1978)
Similar record span (~35 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1962–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Silena draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.