Silas - A very unique male name
Silas, meaning wood, forest, appeared on the charts for the first time in 1910 on position #387. In this article you'll learn the history of this name, statistics, see famous people named Silas and more.
With that position 1 in 667 baby boys were given this name - making this a very unique male name according to our Popularity Score algorithm. Silas peaked in popularity 6 years ago in 2012 on position 160.
Famous with this name

Silas Bäckström

Silas Tyni

Jaime Silas
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Silas is currently topping the charts in...
Did you know that popularity can vary a lot between states? Silas is currently topping the baby name charts in Vermont at position #28 - and is the least popular in New Jersey at position #540.Why care about state specific baby name charts? It could be that a name that is very popular on the national overall charts is less (or even more) popular where you live. So make sure you check out the state specific charts below and find out how popular or unique Silas is where you live.
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Silas origin and meaning
Silas is a 5 letter name with 2 syllables. This name means wood, forest. To see famous people named Silas, pop culture references for the name Silas and nicknames & variations - visit Nameberry or Wikipedia.Similar to Silas
We've found the following names that sound similar to Silas, sorted by popularity.
Sylas / Sylus / Shlok / Selig / Sylis / Selso / Shalik / Salesi / Seals / Shaleek /Name statistics
Most parents-to-be know if they want a popular or unique name, and with these charts and data tables you can easily get a better
understanding of how popular or unique this name is.
With a quick glance you can easily tell if this name is increasing or declining in popularity - But note that its current popularity can actually
differ a lot from state to state.
Chart position per year (visualized)
Chart position per state (visualized)
Chart position per year (table view)
Year | Rank |
---|---|
2012 | 160 |
2011 | 183 |
2010 | 219 |
2009 | 250 |
2008 | 312 |
2007 | 343 |
2006 | 370 |
2005 | 414 |
2004 | 428 |
2003 | 449 |
2002 | 435 |
2001 | 559 |
2000 | 582 |
1999 | 627 |
1998 | 683 |
1997 | 721 |
1996 | 746 |
1995 | 821 |
1994 | 1023 |
1993 | 861 |
1992 | 902 |
1991 | 1135 |
1990 | 1131 |
1989 | 1151 |
1988 | 1048 |
1987 | 1047 |
1986 | 991 |
1985 | 962 |
1984 | 1030 |
1983 | 929 |
1982 | 934 |
1981 | 930 |
1980 | 968 |
1979 | 982 |
1978 | 989 |
1977 | 1002 |
1976 | 895 |
1975 | 895 |
1974 | 1035 |
1973 | 1006 |
1972 | 1159 |
1971 | 1071 |
1970 | 1058 |
1969 | 1828 |
1968 | 1064 |
1966 | 1067 |
1965 | 840 |
1964 | 1144 |
1963 | 851 |
1962 | 876 |
1961 | 855 |
1960 | 1046 |
1959 | 807 |
1958 | 726 |
1957 | 688 |
1956 | 702 |
1955 | 892 |
1954 | 730 |
1953 | 741 |
1952 | 734 |
1951 | 753 |
1950 | 605 |
1949 | 587 |
1948 | 633 |
1947 | 562 |
1946 | 549 |
1945 | 564 |
1944 | 576 |
1943 | 528 |
1942 | 495 |
1941 | 528 |
1940 | 526 |
1939 | 481 |
1938 | 490 |
1937 | 579 |
1936 | 465 |
1935 | 503 |
1934 | 469 |
1933 | 473 |
1932 | 451 |
1931 | 464 |
1930 | 421 |
1929 | 455 |
1928 | 457 |
1927 | 446 |
1926 | 393 |
1925 | 395 |
1924 | 425 |
1923 | 427 |
1922 | 409 |
1921 | 396 |
1920 | 399 |
1919 | 398 |
1918 | 389 |
1917 | 393 |
1916 | 405 |
1915 | 389 |
1914 | 347 |
1913 | 355 |
1912 | 372 |
1911 | 336 |
1910 | 387 |
Chart position per state (table view)
State | Rank |
---|---|
Vermont | 28 |
Alaska | 38 |
Maine | 63 |
Wyoming | 70 |
New Hampshire | 84 |
Montana | 87 |
Arkansas | 87 |
Oregon | 90 |
Missouri | 92 |
Washington | 93 |
Iowa | 100 |
West Virginia | 100 |
Minnesota | 104 |
Tennessee | 104 |
Idaho | 104 |
Wisconsin | 104 |
Indiana | 110 |
Nebraska | 111 |
North Carolina | 112 |
Kentucky | 112 |
Colorado | 114 |
Ohio | 117 |
Michigan | 118 |
Kansas | 118 |
South Dakota | 119 |
Alabama | 125 |
Delaware | 128 |
South Carolina | 131 |
North Dakota | 134 |
Virginia | 138 |
Oklahoma | 140 |
Connecticut | 150 |
District of Columbia | 155 |
Pennsylvania | 163 |
Illinois | 165 |
New Mexico | 172 |
Massachusetts | 177 |
Arizona | 178 |
Louisiana | 186 |
Maryland | 187 |
Georgia | 190 |
Nevada | 194 |
Rhode Island | 198 |
Florida | 209 |
Mississippi | 209 |
Utah | 234 |
New York | 238 |
Hawaii | 243 |
California | 252 |
Texas | 285 |
New Jersey | 540 |
Even more about Silas
These are some of the common questions you may want to have answered to know if this is the perfect name for your baby.