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Silas
Pronounced /ˈsaɪ.ləs/
Rank in 2024
#81
Born in 2024
4,108
Peak year
2024 · #81
Origin
Aramaic
1880 to 2024
SteadyIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 4,108 boys were named Silas, about 1 in every 418.
- 2024 is its biggest year on record.
- It appears in the very first year of records, 1880.
- 70,772 boys have been named Silas since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Silas per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- 0.1Silent1928–45
- <0.1Boomers1946–64
- <0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- 0.5Gen Z1997–12
- 2.0Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 3,681 babies, 0.22 per 1,000. Silent: 2,576 babies, 0.12 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,987 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen X: 1,380 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Millennials: 2,194 babies, 0.07 per 1,000. Gen Z: 14,325 babies, 0.46 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 43,155 babies, 1.99 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
From Latin Sīlās, from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא (šəʾīlā), cognate of Hebrew שָׁאוּל (šāʾūl, “Saul”). Doublet of Saul.
- A male given name from Aramaic of Biblical origin.
- Origin
- Aramaic
- Say it
- /ˈsaɪ.ləs/
From Wiktionary’s entry for Silas, CC BY-SA 4.0.