Silas

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Silas is a given name of Latin, Aramaic origin used predominantly for boys. There have been 70,949 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 70,772 as boys and 177 as girls. Silas gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2024. It is the #868 most popular name for a boy.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year	Births
2024	4,124
2023	4,115
2022	4,045
2021	3,926
2020	3,653
2019	3,576
2018	3,531
2017	3,352
2016	3,425
2015	3,200
2014	2,939
2013	3,417
2012	2,503
2011	2,117
2010	1,632
2009	1,388
2008	1,074
2007	940
2006	800
2005	660
2004	618
2003	562
2002	580
2001	376
2000	328
1999	290
1998	251
1997	230
1996	207
1995	204
1994	153
1993	155
1992	165
1991	133
1990	118
1989	118
1988	116
1987	121
1986	115
1985	116
1984	103
1983	123
1982	114
1981	133
1980	116
1979	112
1978	113
1977	93
1976	100
1975	111
1974	83
1973	94
1972	74
1971	73
1970	69
1969	66
1968	62
1967	52
1966	72
1965	90
1964	70
1963	97
1962	78
1961	87
1960	79
1959	96
1958	104
1957	116
1956	101
1955	90
1954	115
1953	113
1952	101
1951	94
1950	120
1949	139
1948	113
1947	132
1946	142
1945	112
1944	118
1943	137
1942	145
1941	118
1940	120
1939	140
1938	146
1937	109
1936	145
1935	143
1934	142
1933	143
1932	154
1931	169
1930	191
1929	177
1928	167
1927	183
1926	211
1925	219
1924	218
1923	206
1922	213
1921	224
1920	218
1919	202
1918	229
1917	205
1916	190
1915	197
1914	173
1913	126
1912	108
1911	59
1910	64
1909	62
1908	48
1907	45
1906	53
1905	43
1904	51
1903	47
1902	55
1901	37
1900	68
1899	55
1898	48
1897	53
1896	63
1895	68
1894	56
1893	57
1892	89
1891	58
1890	84
1889	67
1888	71
1887	64
1886	77
1885	73
1884	83
1883	77
1882	92
1881	73
1880	98