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Name meaning & stats

Silas

Silas means “of the forest” (Aramaic origin). 68,663 US babies since 1940, peak 2025.

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What it means

“of the forest”

AramaicWell documented

In US birth records

Peak year: 2025

40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s

68,663 US babies were named Silas between 1940 and 2025.

Careers

Not enough notable people named Silas (or its spelling family) to say anything reliable yet. That's a gap in the data, not the name.

Spelling family

The most common spelling: 83% of the family

  • Silas 83%
  • Sylas 11%
  • Sylus 2%
  • Sylis 1%
  • Cylas 1%
  • Cylus 1%
  • Cylis 1%
  • Silus <1%
  • Zylus <1%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2025)