Given name & surname
Silka
“one who is blind”
In Latin use, Silka carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Silka carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
Silka is used as a form of Cecelia.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Silka through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 70
- 0 boys · 70 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 7
- #12,992 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 7 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 12,992 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 198 as a first name in 2020; 176 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.
Silka’s family of names
Silka is a form of Cecelia. In German usage, Silka has a related form in Silke. Silka has a related form in Silke.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 11
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Silkevariant · German
- Silkenvariant
- Siljavariant
- Silkanvariant
- Sylkevariant
- Sylkavariant
- Silkeevariant
- Silkyvariant
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Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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