Names / Girl names
Silva
Current rank
—
outside the top 1,000
All-time peak
#1,638
in 1892
First recorded
1892
in U.S. data
Children named
911
since 1892
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,638 in 1892 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A Latin name meaning "forest.". The name first appears in U.S. records in 1892. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Roughly 911 people have been given the name to date — a true rarity.