How rare is the name Silvestre?

4,967 people in the United States have the first name Silvestre, about 1 in 60,808. It ranks #3,929 of 53,615 first names in the 2020 Census.

first name

SILVESTRE

#3,929

of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
4,967
About
1 in 60,808
This common or more
83.3%
Who bears it

Of the 4,967 people named Silvestre, 93.3% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% as Asian or Pacific Islander and 2.5% as White. 98.7% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Silvestre peaked in 1994, when 60 babies got the name.

Births per year, SSA records 1880–2025
19122025
Peak year
1994
Births that year
60
In 2025*
20 ▼67%
Recorded as
almost entirely male

At least 2,457 babies have been given the name since 1912. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.

Silvestre by decade

Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 1920s, when it ranked #4,191. The largest share of babies named Silvestre, 26.3%, were born between 1997 and 2012, as Generation Z.

1910s#5,64054
1920s#4,191150
1930s#4,258119
1940s#4,801110
1950s#4,827141
1960s#5,359140
1970s#5,447195
1980s#5,081279
1990s#4,217506
2000s#5,914433
2010s#9,981219
2020s#10,830111
Greatest Generation 1901–276.8%
Silent Generation 1928–458.9%
Baby boom 1946–6410.5%
Generation X 1965–8011.9%
Millennials 1981–9625.2%
Generation Z 1997–1226.3%
2013 and later10.5%

Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.

Where Silvestre is most common

Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Silvestre has been most common in Texas (7.4×), California (3.9×), and Illinois (0.6×), and least common in Illinois (0.6×).

1,562 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.

Either side of Silvestre

#3,927 Maha · 4,977#3,928 Ilse · 4,972#3,930 Odell · 4,966#3,931 Hailie · 4,965

Spelled almost the same

3 first names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Silvestre, most common first.

#13,556 Silvester · 888#36,929 Silvestra · 213#48,328 Silvestro · 132

Also a last name

As a last name, Silvestre ranks #8,503 of 156,621, with 3,724 people. See Silvestre as a last name

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