Silvester
Silvester is a male given name: 99% of people named Silvester are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 99% male / 1% female
- Confidence
- Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- Slovakia, United States, Slovenia
- US births since 1880
- 1,300 male / 0 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Silvester
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Silvester," in English, "Guten Tag Silvester," in German. Silvester is a male given name: about 99% of people named Silvester are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Silvester,
German
Guten Tag Silvester,
French
Bonjour Silvester,
Spanish
Estimado/a Silvester:
Chinese
Silvester您好：
Japanese
Silvester様
English
Hi Silvester,
German
Hi Silvester,
French
Salut Silvester,
Spanish
Hola Silvester,
Chinese
Silvester你好：
Japanese
Silvesterさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovakia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| United States | uncommon | man's name | 100% |
| Slovenia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Netherlands | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
1,300 male · 0 female · 1,300 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Silvester a male or female name?
Silvester is a male given name: 99% of people named Silvester are men, and it is recorded as male in 7 of the 7 countries covered.
How do I address Silvester in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Silvester," in English, "Guten Tag Silvester," in German. Silvester is a male given name: about 99% of people named Silvester are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Silvester a unisex name?
Silvester is not a unisex name: 99% of people named Silvester are men. Silvester leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Silvester a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/silvester (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_silvester,
title = {Is Silvester a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/silvester},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}