Names like Silas

In 2025, 4,639 boys born in the US were named Silas, #71 among boys' names.

It has been in the top 1,000 every year since records begin in 1880, and in the top 100 in 6 of those 146 years.

More boys were given the name in 2025 than in any earlier year.

Births rose 45% from 3,191 in 2015.

5 of the 12 names below have also been in the top 1,000 every year since 1880.

Silas's rank every ten years

1. 1880
   #139
2. 1890
   #167
3. 1900
   #247
4. 1910
   #309
5. 1920
   #395
6. 1930
   #420
7. 1940
   #522
8. 1950
   #616
9. 1960
   #828
10. 1970
    #936
11. 1980
    #802
12. 1990
    #933
13. 2000
    #601
14. 2010
    #219
15. 2020
    #100
16. 2025
    #71

12 boy names with a similar curve

How this list was made

We compared Silas's rank in every year from 1880 to 2025 with every other boy's name in the 2025 top 1,000 (US Social Security birth records); the closest curves come first. Years outside the top 1,000 count the same however far outside, years since 1995 count four times as much, and each name appears in one spelling.