Silvestre

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A few things about Silvestre you might not know, from US birth records and Wikipedia. Handy for convincing a partner, or a grandparent.

⭐ Famous Silvestre

Silvestre Varela

Portuguese footballer

Choose Silvestre and your child shares a first name with Silvestre Varela, a Portuguese footballer. A ready-made answer when someone asks “Silvestre, like who?” Silvestre Varela's Wikipedia article is available in 45 languages, a good sign of just how widely known they are.

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Photo: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 3.0 (opens in a new tab), via Wikimedia Commons

• 👶How commonAbout 1 in every 85,470 baby boys born in the US in 2025 was named Silvestre, 20 babies in all. In a typical school of 500 kids, your Silvestre would very likely be the only one.
• 📜HistorySilvestre first shows up in US birth records in 1912, the first year at least 5 babies got it. It has been in use for 113 years since.
• 🏆Best yearIt was far more popular in 1992, when it ranked #1,525. Today it's #4,857, so it could be due a comeback.
• 🍂TrendSilvestre has slipped 582 places over the last five years and now sits at #4,857. Good news if you want a familiar name that fewer kids will share.
• 💬MeaningIn Spanish, Silvestre means “of the forest”. Our records link it to English, French and German roots.

About the name Silvestre

Silvestre is a boy name of English, French and German origin meaning “of the forest”. It has 9 letters and 2 syllables, starting with S and ending in “-tre”. US birth records list Silvestre for boys from 1912 to 2025, in 111 of those 114 years. Its best year was 1992, when it ranked #1,525 among boy names. In 2025 it ranked #4,857, with 20 babies.

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