Silas

Given to 75,649 US babies since 1880

▲ Rising +24% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#11932

recorded as girls

#71

recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

4,646

girls 7 · boys 4,639

Peak year

2025

4,639 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

75,649

since 1880

Born a Silas? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Silas was most popular in 2025, when 4,639 babies recorded as boys got the name (2.7 per 1,000). In 2025, 4,639 babies were named Silas, ranking #71 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 24%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	7	11932	4,639	71
2024	16	6932	4,127	81
2023	18	6409	4,105	80
2022	20	5984	4,032	86
2021	14	7630	3,916	91
2020	11	8953	3,645	100
2019	12	8597	3,566	105
2018	15	7409	3,518	110
2017	14	7840	3,340	120
2016	9	10859	3,417	119
2015	9	10866	3,191	128
2014	5	16513	2,937	137
2013	5	16547	3,413	116
2012	6	14962	2,497	160
2011	<5	—	2,118	183
2010	<5	—	1,632	219
2009	11	9975	1,377	252
2008	<5	—	1,074	309
2007	<5	—	940	343
2006	<5	—	800	372
2005	<5	—	660	412
2004	7	12761	611	430
2003	<5	—	562	447
2002	<5	—	580	429
2001	<5	—	376	558
2000	<5	—	328	602
1999	<5	—	290	624
1998	<5	—	251	679
1997	<5	—	230	693
1996	<5	—	207	738
1995	<5	—	204	750
1994	<5	—	153	866
1993	<5	—	155	852
1992	<5	—	165	814
1991	<5	—	133	909
1990	<5	—	119	949
1989	<5	—	118	938
1988	<5	—	116	884
1987	<5	—	121	851
1986	<5	—	115	845
1985	<5	—	116	832
1984	<5	—	103	866
1983	<5	—	123	786
1982	<5	—	114	831
1981	<5	—	133	757
1980	<5	—	116	816
1979	<5	—	112	821
1978	<5	—	113	798
1977	<5	—	93	875
1976	<5	—	100	836
1975	<5	—	111	788
1974	<5	—	83	885
1973	<5	—	94	817
1972	<5	—	74	929
1971	<5	—	73	955
1970	<5	—	69	968
1969	<5	—	66	944
1968	<5	—	62	920
1967	<5	—	52	1003
1966	<5	—	72	853
1965	<5	—	90	777
1964	<5	—	70	906
1963	<5	—	97	773
1962	<5	—	78	856
1961	<5	—	87	817
1960	<5	—	79	852
1959	<5	—	96	782
1958	<5	—	104	730
1957	<5	—	116	703
1956	<5	—	101	732
1955	<5	—	90	766
1954	<5	—	115	672
1953	<5	—	113	669
1952	<5	—	101	695
1951	<5	—	94	716
1950	<5	—	120	626
1949	<5	—	139	569
1948	<5	—	113	636
1947	<5	—	132	594
1946	<5	—	142	538
1945	<5	—	112	572
1944	<5	—	118	559
1943	<5	—	137	536
1942	<5	—	145	508
1941	<5	—	118	550
1940	<5	—	120	536
1939	<5	—	140	485
1938	<5	—	146	477
1937	<5	—	109	556
1936	<5	—	145	468
1935	<5	—	143	474
1934	<5	—	142	478
1933	<5	—	143	467
1932	<5	—	154	461
1931	<5	—	169	435
1930	<5	—	191	426
1929	<5	—	177	447
1928	<5	—	167	473
1927	<5	—	183	451
1926	<5	—	211	417
1925	<5	—	219	404
1924	5	5061	213	419
1923	<5	—	206	421
1922	<5	—	213	412
1921	<5	—	224	405
1920	<5	—	218	398
1919	<5	—	202	409
1918	<5	—	229	393
1917	<5	—	205	393
1916	<5	—	190	402
1915	<5	—	197	380
1914	<5	—	173	357
1913	<5	—	126	374
1912	<5	—	108	370
1911	<5	—	59	357
1910	<5	—	64	310
1909	<5	—	62	285
1908	<5	—	48	316
1907	<5	—	45	318
1906	<5	—	53	270
1905	<5	—	43	306
1904	<5	—	51	268
1903	<5	—	47	269
1902	<5	—	55	250
1901	<5	—	37	284
1900	<5	—	68	248
1899	<5	—	55	226
1898	<5	—	48	255
1897	<5	—	53	238
1896	<5	—	63	224
1895	<5	—	68	208
1894	<5	—	56	228
1893	<5	—	57	225
1892	<5	—	89	177
1891	<5	—	58	206
1890	<5	—	84	167
1889	<5	—	67	195
1888	<5	—	71	206
1887	<5	—	64	191
1886	<5	—	77	177
1885	<5	—	73	180
1884	<5	—	83	167
1883	<5	—	77	162
1882	<5	—	92	148
1881	<5	—	73	165
1880	<5	—	98	139

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Other spellings

Sylas · 8,966 Sylus · 1,244 Sylis · 1,043 Silus · 230 Zylus · 132

Names like Silas

Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

Oliver14,963 in 2025 Sullivan1,157 in 2025 Hudson8,666 in 2025 Roman6,185 in 2025 Mccoy314 in 2025 Atticus1,217 in 2025

Where Silas is most popular

Vermont
3.5×
Maine
2.8×
Wyoming
2.6×
Montana
2.5×
Alaska
2.5×

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls <1% · boys 100% across all years