Silke

Girl · recorded 1966–2005

  • 2005last recorded
  • 1969best year

Most popular in 1969.

Last recorded in 2005. Fewer than five girls a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Silke.

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Its story

Popularity since 1966

03519661976198619952005

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Per million girls born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 8 recorded years as a table
Silke, per million girls born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
19663
19674
19695
19744
19763
19814
19893
20053

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Silke isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2005
6
Rank in 2005
#14,502
How rare
1 in 307,973 girls
Since 1966
48

Silke was last recorded in 2005. Fewer than five girls have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1969, at 5 per million girls born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Silke doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.