Silas is a familiar boys' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Silas is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #71 among boys (4,639) and #12,991 among girls (7) — overall #121 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4,646 | 4,646 | #12,991 | #71 |
| 2024 | 4,143 | 4,143 | #7,214 | #81 |
| 2023 | 4,123 | 4,123 | #6,637 | #80 |
| 2022 | 4,052 | 4,052 | #6,186 | #87 |
| 2021 | 3,930 | 3,930 | #7,979 | #91 |
| 2020 | 3,656 | 3,656 | #9,458 | #100 |
| 2019 | 3,578 | 3,578 | #9,041 | #105 |
| 2018 | 3,533 | 3,533 | #7,717 | #110 |
| 2017 | 3,354 | 3,354 | #8,240 | #120 |
| 2016 | 3,426 | 3,426 | #11,661 | #119 |
| 2015 | 3,200 | 3,200 | #11,711 | #128 |
| 2014 | 2,942 | 2,942 | #18,857 | #137 |
| 2013 | 3,418 | 3,418 | #18,897 | #116 |
| 2012 | 2,503 | 2,503 | #16,569 | #160 |
| 2011 | 2,118 | 2,118 | — | #183 |
| 2010 | 1,632 | 1,632 | — | #219 |
| 2009 | 1,388 | 1,388 | #10,576 | #252 |
| 2008 | 1,074 | 1,074 | — | #310 |
| 2007 | 940 | 940 | — | #344 |
| 2006 | 800 | 800 | — | #372 |
| 2005 | 660 | 660 | — | #412 |
| 2004 | 618 | 618 | #13,992 | #430 |
| 2003 | 562 | 562 | — | #448 |
| 2002 | 580 | 580 | — | #431 |
| 2001 | 376 | 376 | — | #558 |
| 2000 | 328 | 328 | — | #602 |
| 1999 | 290 | 290 | — | #625 |
| 1998 | 251 | 251 | — | #681 |
| 1997 | 230 | — | — | #694 |
| 1996 | 207 | — | — | #741 |
| 1995 | 204 | — | — | #756 |
| 1994 | 153 | — | — | #869 |
| 1993 | 155 | — | — | #852 |
| 1992 | 165 | — | — | #819 |
| 1991 | 133 | — | — | #914 |
| 1990 | 119 | — | — | #957 |
| 1989 | 118 | — | — | #939 |
| 1988 | 116 | — | — | #889 |
| 1987 | 121 | — | — | #851 |
| 1986 | 115 | — | — | #846 |
| 1985 | 116 | — | — | #838 |
| 1984 | 103 | — | — | #869 |
| 1983 | 123 | — | — | #788 |
| 1982 | 114 | — | — | #833 |
| 1981 | 133 | — | — | #759 |
| 1980 | 116 | — | — | #818 |
| 1979 | 112 | — | — | #824 |
| 1978 | 113 | — | — | #801 |
| 1977 | 93 | — | — | #880 |
| 1976 | 100 | — | — | #837 |
| 1975 | 111 | — | — | #791 |
| 1974 | 83 | — | — | #890 |
| 1973 | 94 | — | — | #823 |
| 1972 | 74 | — | — | #939 |
| 1971 | 73 | — | — | #956 |
| 1970 | 69 | — | — | #977 |
| 1969 | 66 | — | — | #950 |
| 1968 | 62 | — | — | #928 |
| 1967 | 52 | — | — | #1,015 |
| 1966 | 72 | — | — | #859 |
| 1965 | 90 | — | — | #784 |
| 1964 | 70 | — | — | #912 |
| 1963 | 97 | — | — | #777 |
| 1962 | 78 | — | — | #860 |
| 1961 | 87 | — | — | #822 |
| 1960 | 79 | — | — | #861 |
| 1959 | 96 | — | — | #786 |
| 1958 | 104 | — | — | #731 |
| 1957 | 116 | — | — | #705 |
| 1956 | 101 | — | — | #734 |
| 1955 | 90 | — | — | #770 |
| 1954 | 115 | — | — | #673 |
| 1953 | 113 | — | — | #677 |
| 1952 | 101 | — | — | #698 |
| 1951 | 94 | — | — | #718 |
| 1950 | 120 | — | — | #631 |
| 1949 | 139 | — | — | #573 |
| 1948 | 113 | — | — | #639 |
| 1947 | 132 | — | — | #594 |
| 1946 | 142 | — | — | #539 |
| 1945 | 112 | — | — | #576 |
| 1944 | 118 | — | — | #563 |
| 1943 | 137 | — | — | #540 |
| 1942 | 145 | — | — | #508 |
| 1941 | 118 | — | — | #551 |
| 1940 | 120 | — | — | #538 |
| 1939 | 140 | — | — | #487 |
| 1938 | 146 | — | — | #477 |
| 1937 | 109 | — | — | #559 |
| 1936 | 145 | — | — | #468 |
| 1935 | 143 | — | — | #474 |
| 1934 | 142 | — | — | #480 |
| 1933 | 143 | — | — | #469 |
| 1932 | 154 | — | — | #464 |
| 1931 | 169 | — | — | #437 |
| 1930 | 191 | — | — | #429 |
| 1929 | 177 | — | — | #449 |
| 1928 | 167 | — | — | #474 |
| 1927 | 183 | — | — | #452 |
| 1926 | 211 | — | — | #417 |
| 1925 | 219 | — | — | #406 |
| 1924 | 218 | — | #5,787 | #420 |
| 1923 | 206 | — | — | #423 |
| 1922 | 213 | — | — | #413 |
| 1921 | 224 | — | — | #405 |
| 1920 | 218 | — | — | #398 |
| 1919 | 202 | — | — | #411 |
| 1918 | 229 | — | — | #394 |
| 1917 | 205 | — | — | #394 |
| 1916 | 190 | — | — | #404 |
| 1915 | 197 | — | — | #380 |
| 1914 | 173 | — | — | #359 |
| 1913 | 126 | — | — | #376 |
| 1912 | 108 | — | — | #371 |
| 1911 | 59 | — | — | #362 |
| 1910 | 64 | — | — | #310 |
| 1909 | 62 | — | — | #287 |
| 1908 | 48 | — | — | #324 |
| 1907 | 45 | — | — | #321 |
| 1906 | 53 | — | — | #272 |
| 1905 | 43 | — | — | #310 |
| 1904 | 51 | — | — | #269 |
| 1903 | 47 | — | — | #272 |
| 1902 | 55 | — | — | #251 |
| 1901 | 37 | — | — | #289 |
| 1900 | 68 | — | — | #249 |
| 1899 | 55 | — | — | #226 |
| 1898 | 48 | — | — | #261 |
| 1897 | 53 | — | — | #241 |
| 1896 | 63 | — | — | #228 |
| 1895 | 68 | — | — | #210 |
| 1894 | 56 | — | — | #230 |
| 1893 | 57 | — | — | #225 |
| 1892 | 89 | — | — | #179 |
| 1891 | 58 | — | — | #207 |
| 1890 | 84 | — | — | #168 |
| 1889 | 67 | — | — | #196 |
| 1888 | 71 | — | — | #208 |
| 1887 | 64 | — | — | #192 |
| 1886 | 77 | — | — | #179 |
| 1885 | 73 | — | — | #180 |
| 1884 | 83 | — | — | #170 |
| 1883 | 77 | — | — | #162 |
| 1882 | 92 | — | — | #149 |
| 1881 | 73 | — | — | #166 |
| 1880 | 98 | — | — | #140 |