Silas
A boys’ name of Latin/Greek origin, meaning of the forest, woods.
Babies a year
3,309
the US, 2017
Rarity
Common
among names in use
US popularity
#71
up from #81
UK popularity
#585
66 babies · down from #468
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 |
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.
Looking further back: between 1880 and 2008, Silas was most common in 1880, when it went to 0.08% of American babies of that sex. Squarely vintage-revival territory.
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