Silvester — boys' name

What the Data Says About Silvester

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,306 babies named Silvester between 1884 and 2023, spanning 140 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Silvester currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 32 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Silvester performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 218 births during that ten-year window. Across the 14 decades of recorded activity, Silvester shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 78 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Arkansas and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Silvester in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Silvester in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,306 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.