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
- 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
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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 | |
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 2024
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#22 · 1 in 140
- Kentucky#23 · 1 in 170
- Alabama#33 · 1 in 214
- Idaho#36 · 1 in 185
- Mississippi#38 · 1 in 215
Best ever in a state: #12 in Vermont, 2021.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #22 | 45 | 1 in 140 |
| Kentucky | #23 | 120 | 1 in 170 |
| Alabama | #33 | 102 | 1 in 214 |
| Idaho | #36 | 45 | 1 in 185 |
| Mississippi | #38 | 51 | 1 in 215 |
| Arkansas | #40 | 55 | 1 in 228 |
| Tennessee | #40 | 154 | 1 in 235 |
| Montana | #42 | 22 | 1 in 165 |
| Hawaii | #44 | 16 | 1 in 179 |
| Wyoming | #44 | 10 | 1 in 117 |
| Iowa | #45 | 58 | 1 in 237 |
| North Carolina | #45 | 206 | 1 in 248 |
| Alaska | #47 | 14 | 1 in 162 |
| Maine | #51 | 20 | 1 in 186 |
| Ohio | #51 | 203 | 1 in 260 |
| Oregon | #52 | 62 | 1 in 240 |
| Washington | #53 | 120 | 1 in 271 |
| Oklahoma | #55 | 66 | 1 in 266 |
| South Carolina | #57 | 82 | 1 in 256 |
| Indiana | #59 | 113 | 1 in 284 |
| Missouri | #59 | 93 | 1 in 295 |
| Pennsylvania | #59 | 187 | 1 in 279 |
| Virginia | #61 | 135 | 1 in 280 |
| Kansas | #63 | 49 | 1 in 276 |
| South Dakota | #63 | 18 | 1 in 206 |
| Louisiana | #65 | 68 | 1 in 289 |
| Minnesota | #69 | 80 | 1 in 301 |
| Rhode Island | #70 | 14 | 1 in 225 |
| North Dakota | #71 | 14 | 1 in 235 |
| Wisconsin | #71 | 79 | 1 in 298 |
| Delaware | #72 | 14 | 1 in 215 |
| Vermont | #74 | 6 | 1 in 190 |
| Colorado | #75 | 81 | 1 in 322 |
| Michigan | #75 | 121 | 1 in 330 |
| Nebraska | #79 | 30 | 1 in 287 |
| New Hampshire | #81 | 17 | 1 in 255 |
| New Mexico | #93 | 20 | 1 in 327 |
| District of Columbia | #97 | 9 | 1 in 311 |
| Florida | #100 | 208 | 1 in 460 |
| Connecticut | #101 | 36 | 1 in 370 |
| Illinois | #101 | 122 | 1 in 411 |
| Georgia | #105 | 118 | 1 in 433 |
| Nevada | #109 | 26 | 1 in 431 |
| Texas | #109 | 356 | 1 in 502 |
| Maryland | #110 | 54 | 1 in 432 |
| Utah | #114 | 44 | 1 in 438 |
| Arizona | #116 | 74 | 1 in 448 |
| California | #144 | 272 | 1 in 663 |
| Massachusetts | #148 | 47 | 1 in 575 |
| New York | #148 | 130 | 1 in 665 |
| New Jersey | #236 | 41 | 1 in 974 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2025 at #71 (4,639 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 6 yrs · run 2020–2025
- Top 1,000: 145 yrs · run 1880–1966
- Highest: 1 in 368 boys born in 2025 were named Silas (0.27%)
- 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 2024
Top girls' names in 2024
Top boys' names in 2024
More about 2024
girls
1,620,190 girls got a published name in 2024; 1 in 101,262 of them was named Silas, which outranked 60.9% of the 17,726 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #6,642Zyelle17
- #6,642Zyiah17
- #6,642Zylie17
- #6,932Silas16
- #6,932Aadhira16
- #6,932Aalia16
- #6,932Abbygail16
- #7,251Aafiyah15
- #7,251Aalyah15
- #7,251Aasha15
Tied with 318 names at #6,932; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,722,888 boys got a published name in 2024; 1 in 417 of them was named Silas, which outranked 99.4% of the 14,294 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.