Boys' name · since 1975
Sylas
Sylas has 8,889 recorded births since 1975 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #440 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,889
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sylas currently ranks #440 among boys' names in America, with 8,889 babies recorded since 1975.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylas has been recorded 8,889 times among boys since 1975, currently ranked #440 nationally and more common than 97% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1975 to 2025.
- #1,296 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #440 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 8,889 born since 1975
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sylas ranks #1,296 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #440 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 8,889 born since 1975, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,296 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #440 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 8,889
- born since 1975
- 2010s
- peak decade
Sylas's 8,889 recorded births place it above 97.15% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
47 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Sylas compares
8,889 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Sylas's all-time total is 24x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sylas | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 8,889 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 717 | 34 | 22,252 |
Sylas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sylas's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1975, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 717, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sylas popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 717
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Sylas popularity over time - girls
77 total births recorded since 2011 (Sylas as girls' name)
Sylas by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (4,020 births, 45% of the file).
2010s was Sylas's strongest decade.
4,020 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 45% of all-time use.
Sylas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 143
1990s
143 births
- 2000s 1,016
2000s
1,016 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,020 births
- 2020s
2020s
3,666 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 4,020 births (45% of all-time use).
How Sylas 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 Sylas's total volume
Sylas by state
Where Sylas concentrates geographically, total births since 1975
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 667 | 7.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 543 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Florida | | 406 | 4.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 391 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 333 | 3.7% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 307 | 3.5% |
| #7 | New York | | 303 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 285 | 3.2% |
667 of 8,889 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.
Sylas appears in 47 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Sylas's data
- Sylas's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (4,020 total births) through the 2020s (3,666) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Sylass (667 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Sylas: 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 (~50 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, 1975–2025 (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 Sylas 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.