Silas
A boys’ name of Latin/Greek origin, meaning of the forest, woods.
How Silas has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #128 |
| 2016 | #119 |
| 2017 | #120 |
| 2018 | #110 |
| 2019 | #106 |
| 2020 | #100 |
| 2021 | #91 |
| 2022 | #87 |
| 2023 | #81 |
| 2024 | #81 |
| 2025 | #71 |
Silas by the numbers
In 2025, 66 babies in England and Wales were named Silas. In the US, 3,309 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,405 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
At its height, in 1880, about 1 in 1,200 American boys born that year was called Silas.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Silas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sylasfrom the forest; a form of silas393 in the US (2017)
- Silus14 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Sylisof the forest, woods; a modern respelling of Silas56 in the US (2017)
- Stilesdweller by the stiles or steps51 in the US (2017)
- Sylusfrom the forest; a modern respelling of Sylas51 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Silas
Names that are said the same way as Silas, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Silas, each of these has a forest or wood in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Sawyerone who saws wood; woodcutter5,531 in the US (2017)
- Lennoxelm grove or from the place of the elms1,200 in the US (2017)
- Emberglowing piece of coal or wood192 in England and Wales (2025)
- Henleyhigh wood or clearing670 in the US (2017)
- Keithforest; from gaelic cèith582 in the US (2017)
- Forrestwoodland dweller; one from the forest82 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Silas
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