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girls' name ★ peaked 2018

Sila

Meaning Sıla is a Turkish feminine name Gender Girl Rank 2025 #3,964 Trend → Stable

Sıla is a Turkish feminine name.

Rank 2025
#3,964
among girls · ↑1,623 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
37
named Sila · +61% vs 2024
How common
1 in 43,440
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2018
43 babies
All-time total
510
#11,707 all-time among girls
First recorded
1985
in Social Security records

Sila popularity over time

510 babies have been named Sila since 1985, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.020.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2018Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 5 1 – #12,239
1990s 7 1 +40% #12,509
2000s 66 7 +843% #9,603
2010s 241 24 +265% #3,610
2020s (to 2025) 191 32 +32% #3,726

Where Sila is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 36 0.02 outside top 500
2028 36 0.02 outside top 500
2029 36 0.02 outside top 500
2030 35 0.02 outside top 500

The story of Sila

Sila is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,964 in 2025 with 37 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1985, 510 American babies have been named Sila. Its peak came in 2018, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Sila stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sila?

The median living Sila is about 7 years old; half are between 4 and 13. An estimated 500 people named Sila are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Sila year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 37 #3,964
2024 23 #5,587
2023 29 #4,729
2022 38 #3,954
2021 41 #3,726
2020 23 #5,470
2019 30 #4,642
2018 43 #3,610
2017 29 #4,794
2016 22 #5,959
2015 22 #6,005
2014 16 #7,593
2013 26 #5,299
2012 23 #5,869
2011 24 #5,703
2010 6 #16,695
2009 6 #16,998
2008 – –
2007 10 #11,517
2006 7 #14,930
2005 9 #11,709
2004 11 #9,809
2003 11 #9,603
2002 5 #17,732
2001 7 #13,293
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 – –
1985 5 #12,239
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
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1930 – –
1925 – –
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Famous people named Sila

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Sila María Calderón Sila María Calderón Governor of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005 b. 1942 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Sila, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Sila?

The median living Sila is about 7 years old. Half of all living Silas are between 4 and 13 years old.

How many people named Sila are alive today?

An estimated 500 people named Sila are alive in the United States, based on 510 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sila mean?

Sıla is a Turkish feminine name.

How popular is the name Sila in 2025?

Sila ranked #3,964 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 37 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sila?

510 babies have been named Sila in the United States since 1985, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sila most popular?

Sila peaked in 2018, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Sila a boy or girl name?

Sila is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sila rising or falling?

Sila is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Sila become more popular?

Sila looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Sila in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Sila?

Well-known people named Sila include Sila María Calderón (politician).

Names like Sila

Names that sound and feel close to Sila: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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