Muriel Silva
There are approximately 5 people named Muriel Silva living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Muriel with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Silva. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
5
1 in 68,550,868
Named Muriel
8.6K
Alive today
Named Silva
187K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 8.6K
Rarity: Rare
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1922
Average age: 69
Top Census group: White (74.1%)
Estimated bearers: 187K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #157
Per 100K: 54.44
Top ancestry: Hispanic (60.6%)
First name trend
Muriel: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Muriel. The peak year was 1922 with 2,407 births. The average person named Muriel today is 69 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Muriel
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Muriel, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 74.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Muriel described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Muriel at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White74.1% · 11,463
- Black or African American17.1% · 2,640
- Hispanic or Latino3.9% · 596
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.2% · 338
- Two or more races1.9% · 291
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 142
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Silva surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Silva, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Hispanic at 60.6%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Silva described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Silva at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Hispanic or Latino60.6% · 98,550
- White31.9% · 51,889
- Black or African American2.5% · 4,097
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.5% · 4,023
- Two or more races2.2% · 3,573
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 592
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Muriel has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0025% of the US population, based on 8,597 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Muriel right now.
The surname Silva appears at a rate of 54.44 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0544%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 5 people with the full name Muriel Silva. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Muriel Silva: questions and answers
How many people are named Muriel Silva?
We estimate approximately 5 people in the United States share the full name Muriel Silva. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0025%) with the surname frequency (54.44 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Muriel Silva?
We classify Muriel Silva as "Very Rare". About 1 in 68,550,868 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Muriel a male or female name?
Muriel is predominantly female. Out of 55,614 total SSA registrations, 1.4% were male and 98.6% were female. See the full Muriel profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many Americans are named Muriel Silva?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.