Silas

Meaning: Asked for
Origin: Aramaic — New Testament name, related to Saul

Boy's name · #71 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Silas was #140 in 1880, slipped to #1015 by 1967, and reached #71 in 2025 — its highest rank ever. About 75,000 boys have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Silas is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Silas ranks in other countries and regions.

#104 in Norway (2025) · #130 in Canada (2025) · #168 in New Zealand (2025) · #201 in Switzerland (2025) · #322 in Austria (2025) · #385 in Sweden (2025) · #410 in Netherlands (2025) · #415 in Belgium (2025) · #585 in England & Wales (2025) · #595 in France (2025) · #647 in Scotland (2025) · #4,678 in Italy (2024) and 5 more.

Famous Silases

Silas Weir Mitchell — American actor (born 1969)
Silas Katompa Mvumpa — Congolese footballer (born 1998)
Silas Carson — English actor (born 1965)
Silas Soule — American abolitionist and military officer (1838–1865)
Silas Deane — American Founding Father, merchant, politician, and diplomat (1737 or 1738–1789)

In stories & tradition

Silas — Second Epistle to the Corinthians (Bible)
Silas Blissett — Hollyoaks (TV series)
Silas Stone — Fictional character appearing in DC Comics

What Silases become

Among 329 notable people named Silas:

Lawyers & judges appear 2.74× more often than among typical names — e.g. Silas Adams, American lawyer and politician (1839–1896).

Similar names: Sylas · Jasper · Shiloh · Ezra · Elias · Ezekiel

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