Silas
#11,932 for girls in 2025, 7 births · #71 for boys in 2025, 4,639 births
Given to boys 99.8% of the time
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- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 4,639 births
- Debut · boys
- 98 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 6 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 75,465since 1880
Silas over time
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #11,932 | 7 | #71 | 4,639 |
| 2024 | #6,932 | 16 | #81 | 4,127 |
| 2023 | #6,409 | 18 | #80 | 4,105 |
| 2022 | #5,984 | 20 | #86 | 4,032 |
| 2021 | #7,630 | 14 | #91 | 3,916 |
| 2020 | #8,953 | 11 | #100 | 3,645 |
| 2019 | #8,597 | 12 | #105 | 3,566 |
| 2018 | #7,409 | 15 | #110 | 3,518 |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | #120 | 3,340 |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | #119 | 3,417 |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | #128 | 3,191 |
| 2014 | #16,513 | 5 | #137 | 2,937 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #116 | 3,413 |
| 2012 | #14,962 | 6 | #160 | 2,497 |
| 2011 | — | #183 | 2,118 | |
| 2010 | — | #219 | 1,632 | |
| 2009 | #9,975 | 11 | #252 | 1,377 |
| 2008 | — | #309 | 1,074 | |
| 2007 | — | #343 | 940 | |
| 2006 | — | #372 | 800 | |
| 2005 | — | #412 | 660 | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | #430 | 611 |
| 2003 | — | #447 | 562 | |
| 2002 | — | #429 | 580 | |
| 2001 | — | #558 | 376 | |
| 2000 | — | #602 | 328 | |
| 1999 | — | #624 | 290 | |
| 1998 | — | #679 | 251 | |
| 1997 | — | #693 | 230 | |
| 1996 | — | #738 | 207 | |
| 1995 | — | #750 | 204 | |
| 1994 | — | #866 | 153 | |
| 1993 | — | #852 | 155 | |
| 1992 | — | #814 | 165 | |
| 1991 | — | #909 | 133 | |
| 1990 | — | #949 | 119 | |
| 1989 | — | #938 | 118 | |
| 1988 | — | #884 | 116 | |
| 1987 | — | #851 | 121 | |
| 1986 | — | #845 | 115 | |
| 1985 | — | #832 | 116 | |
| 1984 | — | #866 | 103 | |
| 1983 | — | #786 | 123 | |
| 1982 | — | #831 | 114 | |
| 1981 | — | #757 | 133 | |
| 1980 | — | #816 | 116 | |
| 1979 | — | #821 | 112 | |
| 1978 | — | #798 | 113 | |
| 1977 | — | #875 | 93 | |
| 1976 | — | #836 | 100 | |
| 1975 | — | #788 | 111 | |
| 1974 | — | #885 | 83 | |
| 1973 | — | #817 | 94 | |
| 1972 | — | #929 | 74 | |
| 1971 | — | #955 | 73 | |
| 1970 | — | #968 | 69 | |
| 1969 | — | #944 | 66 | |
| 1968 | — | #920 | 62 | |
| 1967 | — | #1,003 | 52 | |
| 1966 | — | #853 | 72 | |
| 1965 | — | #777 | 90 | |
| 1964 | — | #906 | 70 | |
| 1963 | — | #773 | 97 | |
| 1962 | — | #856 | 78 | |
| 1961 | — | #817 | 87 | |
| 1960 | — | #852 | 79 | |
| 1959 | — | #782 | 96 | |
| 1958 | — | #730 | 104 | |
| 1957 | — | #703 | 116 | |
| 1956 | — | #732 | 101 | |
| 1955 | — | #766 | 90 | |
| 1954 | — | #672 | 115 | |
| 1953 | — | #669 | 113 | |
| 1952 | — | #695 | 101 | |
| 1951 | — | #716 | 94 | |
| 1950 | — | #626 | 120 | |
| 1949 | — | #569 | 139 | |
| 1948 | — | #636 | 113 | |
| 1947 | — | #594 | 132 | |
| 1946 | — | #538 | 142 | |
| 1945 | — | #572 | 112 | |
| 1944 | — | #559 | 118 | |
| 1943 | — | #536 | 137 | |
| 1942 | — | #508 | 145 | |
| 1941 | — | #550 | 118 | |
| 1940 | — | #536 | 120 | |
| 1939 | — | #485 | 140 | |
| 1938 | — | #477 | 146 | |
| 1937 | — | #556 | 109 | |
| 1936 | — | #468 | 145 | |
| 1935 | — | #474 | 143 | |
| 1934 | — | #478 | 142 | |
| 1933 | — | #467 | 143 | |
| 1932 | — | #461 | 154 | |
| 1931 | — | #435 | 169 | |
| 1930 | — | #426 | 191 | |
| 1929 | — | #447 | 177 | |
| 1928 | — | #473 | 167 | |
| 1927 | — | #451 | 183 | |
| 1926 | — | #417 | 211 | |
| 1925 | — | #404 | 219 | |
| 1924 | #5,061 | 5 | #419 | 213 |
| 1923 | — | #421 | 206 | |
| 1922 | — | #412 | 213 | |
| 1921 | — | #405 | 224 | |
| 1920 | — | #398 | 218 | |
| 1919 | — | #409 | 202 | |
| 1918 | — | #393 | 229 | |
| 1917 | — | #393 | 205 | |
| 1916 | — | #402 | 190 | |
| 1915 | — | #380 | 197 | |
| 1914 | — | #357 | 173 | |
| 1913 | — | #374 | 126 | |
| 1912 | — | #370 | 108 | |
| 1911 | — | #357 | 59 | |
| 1910 | — | #310 | 64 | |
| 1909 | — | #285 | 62 | |
| 1908 | — | #316 | 48 | |
| 1907 | — | #318 | 45 | |
| 1906 | — | #270 | 53 | |
| 1905 | — | #306 | 43 | |
| 1904 | — | #268 | 51 | |
| 1903 | — | #269 | 47 | |
| 1902 | — | #250 | 55 | |
| 1901 | — | #284 | 37 | |
| 1900 | — | #248 | 68 | |
| 1899 | — | #226 | 55 | |
| 1898 | — | #255 | 48 | |
| 1897 | — | #238 | 53 | |
| 1896 | — | #224 | 63 | |
| 1895 | — | #208 | 68 | |
| 1894 | — | #228 | 56 | |
| 1893 | — | #225 | 57 | |
| 1892 | — | #177 | 89 | |
| 1891 | — | #206 | 58 | |
| 1890 | — | #167 | 84 | |
| 1889 | — | #195 | 67 | |
| 1888 | — | #206 | 71 | |
| 1887 | — | #191 | 64 | |
| 1886 | — | #177 | 77 | |
| 1885 | — | #180 | 73 | |
| 1884 | — | #167 | 83 | |
| 1883 | — | #162 | 77 | |
| 1882 | — | #148 | 92 | |
| 1881 | — | #165 | 73 | |
| 1880 | — | #139 | 98 | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Silas was already there! It came in at #139, and was given to 98 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1908, when fewer than 56 boys a year got the name.
Where Silas is popular in 1916
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Carolina#174 · 1 in 1,197
- Tennessee#189 · 1 in 1,335
- Georgia#190 · 1 in 1,375
- Virginia#229 · 1 in 1,845
- Kentucky#253 · 1 in 1,971
Best ever in a state: #12 in Vermont, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #174 | 14 | 1 in 1,197 |
| Tennessee | #189 | 14 | 1 in 1,335 |
| Georgia | #190 | 19 | 1 in 1,375 |
| Virginia | #229 | 10 | 1 in 1,845 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 10 | 1 in 1,971 |
| Indiana | #261 | 7 | 1 in 2,907 |
| Louisiana | #281 | 8 | 1 in 1,854 |
| Arkansas | #288 | 7 | 1 in 1,957 |
| Mississippi | #305 | 7 | 1 in 2,315 |
| Michigan | #306 | 8 | 1 in 3,447 |
| Oklahoma | #332 | 6 | 1 in 2,592 |
| North Carolina | #340 | 8 | 1 in 3,143 |
| Missouri | #347 | 7 | 1 in 3,515 |
| Ohio | #434 | 5 | 1 in 8,121 |
| Texas | #434 | 11 | 1 in 3,479 |
| Illinois | #441 | 6 | 1 in 8,283 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Silas
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 10 spots since 2024 (#81 → #71)
- 29 spots since 2020 (#100 → #71)
- 57 spots since 2015 (#128 → #71)
- Biggest jump: 129 spots in 1965 (#906 → #777)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 1967 (#853 → #1,003)
Rise & fade · boys
145 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #71 (4,639 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 6 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 2020–2025
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–1966
Share of babies · boys
1 in 368
- Highest: 1 in 368 boys born in 2025 were named Silas (0.27%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
- 39.3% of all boys named Silas (29,629) were born in this decade
- Comeback: #139 (1880) → #1,003 (1967) → #71 (2025)
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 775 | #139 (1880) | #173 |
| 1890s | 631 | #167 (1890) | #215 |
| 1900s | 509 | #248 (1900) | #281 |
| 1910s | 1,553 | #310 (1910) | #375 |
| 1920s | 2,031 | #398 (1920) | #425 |
| 1930s | 1,482 | #426 (1930) | #473 |
| 1940s | 1,276 | #508 (1942) | #560 |
| 1950s | 1,050 | #626 (1950) | #709 |
| 1960s | 753 | #773 (1963) | #870 |
| 1970s | 922 | #788 (1975) | #867 |
| 1980s | 1,175 | #757 (1981) | #841 |
| 1990s | 1,907 | #624 (1999) | #787 |
| 2000s | 7,308 | #252 (2009) | #415 |
| 2010s | 29,629 | #105 (2019) | #140 |
| 2020s | 24,464 | #71 (2025) | #85 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Silas in 1916
boys
#402
190 births · 1 in 4,685 boys
Top boys' names in 1916
More about 1916
boys
890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 4,685 of them was named Silas, which outranked 91.1% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).