Boys' name · since 2021
Silo
Silo has 50 recorded births since 2021 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2023 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #22,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Silo currently ranks #8204 among boys' names in America, with 50 babies recorded since 2021.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Silo has been recorded 50 times among boys since 2021, currently ranked #8204 nationally and more common than 41% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2021 to 2025.
- #22,231 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,204 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 50 born since 2021
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Silo ranks #22,231 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,204 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 50 born since 2021, peaking in the 2020s.
- #22,231 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,204 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 50
- born since 2021
- 2020s
- peak decade
Silo's 50 recorded births place it above 51.05% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Silo compares
50 17th percentile among 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
Silo's all-time total is 86% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Silo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 50 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 34 | 22,252 |
Silo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Silo's SSA record in two at 2023 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2021, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2023 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Silo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
Silo by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (50 births, 100% of the file).
2020s was Silo's strongest decade.
50 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Silo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
50 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 50 births (100% of all-time use).
Silo by state
Where Silo concentrates geographically, total births since 2021
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 10.0% |
5 of 50 births nationwide.
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What to do with Silo's data
- Texas records the most Silos (5 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Silo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~4 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, 2021–2025 (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 Silo 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.