Given name & surname
Silken
“one who is blind”
Silken is a variant of Silka. In Latin use, Silka carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silken is a variant of Silka. In Latin use, Silka carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Explained through its name family
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
Silken through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 12
- 0 boys · 12 girls
- Most popular year
- 1992
- 12 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 12 in 1992. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Silken’s family of names
Silken has a related form in Silka. In Greek usage, Silken as a surname is a transliteration of Σίλκεν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Silken
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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