Boys' name · since 1880
Silas
Silas has 75,465 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #71 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75,465
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Silas is the #71 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 75,465 recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Silas recorded 75,465 times among boys since 1880, holding rank #71 nationally today, ahead of 99.5% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #386 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #71 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 75,465 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Silas ranks #386 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #71 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 75,465 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #386 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #71 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 75,465
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Silas's 75,465 recorded births place it above 99.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Silas compares
75,465 Top 3% higher than 97% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Silas's all-time total is 205x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Silas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 75,465 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 4,639 | 34 | 22,252 |
Silas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Silas splits its recorded history at 1953: 89% of all births land in the more recent half, 11% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1901 (37 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 4,639 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Silas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 4,639
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Silas popularity over time - girls
184 total births recorded since 1924 (Silas as girls' name)
Silas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (29,629 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Silas's strongest decade.
29,629 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Silas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 775
1880s
775 births
- 1890s 631
1890s
631 births
- 1900s 509
1900s
509 births
- 1910s 1,553
1910s
1,553 births
- 1920s 2,031
1920s
2,031 births
- 1930s 1,482
1930s
1,482 births
- 1940s 1,276
1940s
1,276 births
- 1950s 1,050
1950s
1,050 births
- 1960s 753
1960s
753 births
- 1970s 922
1970s
922 births
- 1980s 1,175
1980s
1,175 births
- 1990s 1,907
1990s
1,907 births
- 2000s 7,308
2000s
7,308 births
- 2010s
2010s
29,629 births
- 2020s
2020s
24,464 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 29,629 births (39% of all-time use).
How Silas compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Silas's total volume
Silas by state
Where Silas concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,854 | 6.4% |
| #2 | California | | 4,752 | 6.3% |
| #3 | North Carolina | | 3,322 | 4.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 3,062 | 4.1% |
| #5 | Florida | | 2,950 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,642 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 2,614 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 2,450 | 3.2% |
4,854 of 75,465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Silas appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Silas's data
- Silas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (29,629 total births) through the 2020s (24,464) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Silass (4,854 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Silas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Silas draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.