Baby Name Popularity Profile

Sylas

Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Sylas.

✦ Forest, woods 🌍 Latin Nature Biblical
National Rank (2025) #440
All-Time Peak Rank #440 Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births 8,889 since 1880
Unisex Distribution 99.1% Boy / 0.9% Girl Overwhelmingly Male
Girl Rank (2025) Unranked rare/no Girl usage
First Recorded 1975 Data through: 2025
Peak Decade 2010s 717 births in 2025
πŸ’‘ The Sylas Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.

🌍 Meaning & Etymology

Primary Meaning Forest, woods
Language Origin Latin
Origin Type single
A variant of Silas, derived from the Latin word 'silva' meaning 'forest, woods'. Silas was a companion of Saint Paul in the New Testament.
Common Nicknames
Sy
Alternative Spellings
Silas
Pronunciation: SY-lΙ™s
Themes & Categories
Nature Biblical
Etymology confidence: Medium

πŸ“Š Popularity Over Time (1880 – 2025)

Annual registration volume (number of births) for Sylas across 146 years of SSA data.

Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
18801920196020002025
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020–2025) +51.9%
10-Year Trend (2015–2025) +63.3%
2015: 439 births 439 2016: 416 births 2017: 390 births 2018: 421 births 2019: 442 births 2020: 472 births 472 2021: 551 births 2022: 627 births 2023: 662 births 2024: 637 births 2025: 717 births 717
2015 2020 2025

πŸ“ˆ Popularity Milestones

Busiest Year on Record 717 births in 2025
Years in Top 100 0 yrs
Years in Top 500 4 yrs
Longest Streak 37 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 0
1920s: 0
1930s: 0
1940s: 0
1950s: 0
1960s: 0
1970s: 11
1980s: 33
1990s: 143
2000s: 1,016
2010s: 4,020
2020s: 3,666

πŸ“ Sound & Spelling Structure

Phonetic Syllables Sy-las
Letter Count 5 letters
Spelling Complexity Moderate
Length Percentile Longer than 7.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 7.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.

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πŸ“ Authentic State & Regional Rankings

Highest Ranking State Nevada
Top States Nevada, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Oregon
States with Data 47
State 2025 Rank Total Births Peak Year 5-Yr Velocity
Nevada #437 77 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Idaho #194 85 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Colorado #361 229 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Arizona #429 230 2018 Insufficient historical volume
Oregon #436 166 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Washington #442 261 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Kansas #262 160 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Utah #467 119 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Indiana #315 307 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Missouri #365 285 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Minnesota #325 225 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Tennessee #346 260 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Florida #507 406 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Wisconsin #477 220 2013 Insufficient historical volume
Montana #289 28 2016 Insufficient historical volume
Ohio #408 391 2021 Insufficient historical volume
Arkansas #438 89 2013 Insufficient historical volume
North Carolina #567 230 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Iowa #445 106 2015 Insufficient historical volume
Virginia #406 176 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Oklahoma #425 105 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Kentucky #480 131 2021 Insufficient historical volume
New Mexico #268 40 2017 Insufficient historical volume
Texas #676 543 2024 +33.3% Growth
Michigan #443 259 2015 Insufficient historical volume
West Virginia #371 63 2021 Insufficient historical volume
California #441 667 2025 +121.2% Growth
North Dakota Unranked 22 2014 Insufficient historical volume
Alabama #420 117 2022 Insufficient historical volume
South Carolina #547 92 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Pennsylvania #340 333 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Georgia #587 172 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Louisiana #760 104 2023 Insufficient historical volume
Maine #262 24 2012 Insufficient historical volume
Maryland #563 76 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Illinois #431 234 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Mississippi #310 52 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New York #471 303 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Alaska Unranked 5 2010 Insufficient historical volume
Rhode Island Unranked 13 2022 Insufficient historical volume
Nebraska Unranked 26 2013 Insufficient historical volume
South Dakota #168 9 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Connecticut #436 29 2025 Insufficient historical volume
New Jersey #572 59 2025 Insufficient historical volume
Massachusetts #776 50 2024 Insufficient historical volume
Hawaii Unranked 6 2022 Insufficient historical volume
New Hampshire Unranked 5 2024 Insufficient historical volume

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