Names / Boy names
Silas
Current rank
#71
and rising
All-time peak
#71
in 2025
First recorded
1880
in U.S. data
Children named
75,600
since 1880
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #71 in 2025 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
Of the forest (Latin). Stateside, it first appears in 1880. Today it sits at #71 and is climbing. Its strongest year was 2025, at #71 nationally. Across all years, more than 75,600 children have been named this.