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Silas

Boy

Origin of the name

Silas comes from Latin. In the Acts of the Apostles, Silas is a companion of Saint Paul.

Rising name

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2025 was its best year: 4,639 births, or 1 baby in 715. The momentum is recent: births are up 32% over the last five years, compared with the decade before. Its rank in 2025: No. 71. 39% of all babies named Silas since 1880 were born in the 2010s.
75,465births since 1880
2020sgeneration
No. 71rank at its peak, in 2025

Where babies named Silas are born

2025

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The darker the blue, the more common Silas is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Silas is most common in Alaska (3 times), Oregon (2.2) and Vermont (2), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

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