Sylas
A boys’ name of Latin origin, meaning from the forest; a form of silas.
How Sylas has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #613 |
| 2016 | #641 |
| 2017 | #659 |
| 2018 | #632 |
| 2019 | #620 |
| 2020 | #591 |
| 2021 | #534 |
| 2022 | #485 |
| 2023 | #463 |
| 2024 | #487 |
| 2025 | #440 |
Sylas by the numbers
In 2025, 11 babies in England and Wales were named Sylas. In the US, 393 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 507 babies in 2013, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sylas. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Silasof the forest, woods3,309 in the US (2017)
- Sylisof the forest, woods; a modern respelling of Silas56 in the US (2017)
- Sylusfrom the forest; a modern respelling of Sylas51 in the US (2017)
- Syliasfrom the forest; a form of Sylvius5 in the US (2017)
- Sylar41 in the US (2017)
- Skylarscholar, learned one; a modern respelling of Schuyler4,984 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sylas
Names that are said the same way as Sylas, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a forest or wood
Like Sylas, 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 Sylas
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