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[silˈβ̞est̪ɾe] · Spanish
01 / Meaning & origin
Silvestre is a masculine given name documented in French, Spanish, Portuguese and 1 other language. English Wiktionary traces it to Latin Silvester. German Wikipedia gives the meaning “forest dweller”.
Meaning: “forest dweller”
Borrowed from Latin Silvester.
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United States, 2025: 20 boys (rank 4857).
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03 / By the numbers
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1880–2025 Spelling: Silvestre
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | 6 | 2,269 | observed |
| 1913 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1914 | 5 | 3,264 | observed |
| 1915 | 10 | 2,458 | observed |
| 1916 | 7 | 3,177 | observed |
| 1917 | 10 | 2,562 | observed |
| 1918 | 7 | 3,368 | observed |
| 1919 | 9 | 2,877 | observed |
| 1920 | 15 | 2,131 | observed |
| 1921 | 8 | 3,214 | observed |
| 1922 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1923 | 19 | 1,816 | observed |
| 1924 | 18 | 1,894 | observed |
| 1925 | 15 | 2,089 | observed |
| 1926 | 18 | 1,846 | observed |
| 1927 | 19 | 1,796 | observed |
| 1928 | 18 | 1,822 | observed |
| 1929 | 20 | 1,672 | observed |
| 1930 | 10 | 2,609 | observed |
| 1931 | 14 | 2,003 | observed |
| 1932 | 13 | 2,101 | observed |
| 1933 | 8 | 2,738 | observed |
| 1934 | 20 | 1,551 | observed |
| 1935 | 14 | 1,929 | observed |
| 1936 | 13 | 1,964 | observed |
| 1937 | 9 | 2,479 | observed |
| 1938 | 7 | 2,868 | observed |
| 1939 | 11 | 2,159 | observed |
| 1940 | 14 | 1,894 | observed |
| 1941 | 13 | 1,997 | observed |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | 10 | 2,405 | observed |
| 1944 | 10 | 2,309 | observed |
| 1945 | 14 | 1,852 | observed |
| 1946 | 12 | 2,143 | observed |
| 1947 | 12 | 2,251 | observed |
| 1948 | 12 | 2,218 | observed |
| 1949 | 13 | 2,123 | observed |
| 1950 | 11 | 2,321 | observed |
| 1951 | 17 | 1,838 | observed |
| 1952 | 13 | 2,153 | observed |
| 1953 | 16 | 1,958 | observed |
| 1954 | 12 | 2,316 | observed |
| 1955 | 12 | 2,302 | observed |
| 1956 | 11 | 2,497 | observed |
| 1957 | 17 | 1,952 | observed |
| 1958 | 13 | 2,265 | observed |
| 1959 | 19 | 1,865 | observed |
| 1960 | 15 | 2,121 | observed |
| 1961 | 12 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1962 | 15 | 2,117 | observed |
| 1963 | 13 | 2,300 | observed |
| 1964 | 12 | 2,409 | observed |
| 1965 | 13 | 2,270 | observed |
| 1966 | 15 | 2,043 | observed |
| 1967 | 10 | 2,611 | observed |
| 1968 | 13 | 2,311 | observed |
| 1969 | 22 | 1,767 | observed |
| 1970 | 10 | 3,071 | observed |
| 1971 | 13 | 2,686 | observed |
| 1972 | 17 | 2,243 | observed |
| 1973 | 11 | 3,013 | observed |
| 1974 | 22 | 1,983 | observed |
| 1975 | 25 | 1,884 | observed |
| 1976 | 23 | 2,054 | observed |
| 1977 | 22 | 2,131 | observed |
| 1978 | 26 | 1,913 | observed |
| 1979 | 26 | 1,991 | observed |
| 1980 | 24 | 2,162 | observed |
| 1981 | 18 | 2,569 | observed |
| 1982 | 33 | 1,734 | observed |
| 1983 | 16 | 2,787 | observed |
| 1984 | 24 | 2,159 | observed |
| 1985 | 34 | 1,764 | observed |
| 1986 | 38 | 1,662 | observed |
| 1987 | 25 | 2,272 | observed |
| 1988 | 29 | 2,146 | observed |
| 1989 | 38 | 1,919 | observed |
| 1990 | 40 | 1,909 | observed |
| 1991 | 48 | 1,699 | observed |
| 1992 | 58 | 1,525 | observed |
| 1993 | 53 | 1,662 | observed |
| 1994 | 60 | 1,544 | observed |
| 1995 | 54 | 1,666 | observed |
| 1996 | 52 | 1,764 | observed |
| 1997 | 48 | 1,908 | observed |
| 1998 | 43 | 2,126 | observed |
| 1999 | 50 | 1,932 | observed |
| 2000 | 43 | 2,256 | observed |
| 2001 | 46 | 2,217 | observed |
| 2002 | 40 | 2,470 | observed |
| 2003 | 54 | 2,077 | observed |
| 2004 | 51 | 2,238 | observed |
| 2005 | 33 | 3,091 | observed |
| 2006 | 48 | 2,513 | observed |
| 2007 | 41 | 2,868 | observed |
| 2008 | 41 | 2,879 | observed |
| 2009 | 36 | 3,162 | observed |
| 2010 | 22 | 4,366 | observed |
| 2011 | 18 | 4,983 | observed |
| 2012 | 33 | 3,297 | observed |
| 2013 | 25 | 3,964 | observed |
| 2014 | 20 | 4,702 | observed |
| 2015 | 24 | 4,179 | observed |
| 2016 | 22 | 4,470 | observed |
| 2017 | 15 | 5,788 | observed |
| 2018 | 23 | 4,354 | observed |
| 2019 | 17 | 5,340 | observed |
| 2020 | 23 | 4,275 | observed |
| 2021 | 17 | 5,338 | observed |
| 2022 | 14 | 6,147 | observed |
| 2023 | 20 | 4,886 | observed |
| 2024 | 17 | 5,443 | observed |
| 2025 | 20 | 4,857 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Silvestre” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Silvestre— “living in a wood”
Silvestre, _m._ _Fr._ Lat. living in a wood, 179
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
Portuguese footballer
Spanish footballer (1920-1969)
Mexican composer, violinist, and conductor (1899-1940)
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-17.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
