Given name & surname
Silence
“a quiet and wellbehaved child”
Silence is used as a given name and a surname. One American interpretation is “a quiet and wellbehaved child.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One American interpretation is “a quiet and wellbehaved child.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is American.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2005. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Silence through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 9
- 0 boys · 9 girls
- Most popular year
- 2005
- 9 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 9 in 2005. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 325 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Silence’s family of names
Silence has a related form in Silense. Silence has a related form in Silince. Silence has a related form in Silinse.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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