Silver
Girl name · 5 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Silver: 5 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 5 births in 2019.
Derived from the Old English word seolfor, Silver directly names the precious metal, symbolizing purity, wealth, and shimmering beauty. Among notable bearers, the jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver popularized hard bop in the 1950s, while the fictional pirate Long John Silver from Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island remains one of literature’s most memorable characters. The name’s root appears in countless Scottish and global place names, including Silver Burn in the Highlands and Silver City, Nevada, though these refer to the metal rather than a person. Silver has seen a modern revival as a gender-neutral given name, often chosen for its understated elegance, and is occasionally used as a nickname for Silvana or Sylvester. Its rarity in Scottish birth records adds to its distinctive charm.
Girl 1 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20195 babies
- Latest (2019)
- #5605 babies
- Total births
- 5since 2019
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y