boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Sylas

Meaning Rare non-standard spelling of Silas Gender Boy · 1% girls Rank 2025 #440 Trend ↑ Rising 57%

Rare non-standard spelling of Silas.

Rank 2025
#440
among boys · ↑46 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
732
named Sylas · +13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,382
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
732 babies
All-time total
8,966
#1,296 all-time among boys
First recorded
1975
in Social Security records

Sylas popularity over time

8,966 babies have been named Sylas since 1975, 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
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BoysGirls

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – 11 11 1 – #5,960
1980s – 33 33 3 +200% #4,509
1990s – 143 143 14 +333% #3,021
2000s – 1,016 1,016 102 +610% #848
2010s 20 4,020 4,040 404 +298% #525
2020s (to 2025) 57 3,666 3,723 621 +54% #440

Where Sylas is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 772 0.45 #415
2027 823 0.48 #386
2028 868 0.51 #368
2029 909 0.53 #359
2030 945 0.55 #345

Where Sylas is most popular

Boys named Sylas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.370 per 1,000. Strongest in Idaho, Kansas, and New Mexico.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Sylas born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Idaho 43 1.05 +184%
Kansas 71 1.04 +180%
New Mexico 27 0.819 +122%
Rhode Island 13 0.797 +116%
Missouri 98 0.707 +91%
Indiana 112 0.698 +89%
Colorado 90 0.697 +89%
Minnesota 80 0.652 +76%
Oklahoma 57 0.644 +74%
West Virginia 21 0.643 +74%
Mississippi 36 0.634 +71%
Arkansas 40 0.632 +71%
Nevada 36 0.631 +71%
Oregon 47 0.619 +67%
Tennessee 110 0.609 +65%
Kentucky 59 0.588 +59%
Montana 10 0.567 +53%
Ohio 150 0.566 +53%
Pennsylvania 148 0.557 +51%
Wisconsin 66 0.557 +51%
South Carolina 52 0.503 +36%
Alabama 54 0.494 +34%
Utah 47 0.492 +33%
South Dakota 9 0.484 +31%
Louisiana 49 0.479 +30%
Iowa 33 0.479 +29%
Washington 75 0.458 +24%
Arizona 72 0.440 +19%
Michigan 85 0.415 +12%
Hawaii 6 0.386 ≈ national
North Carolina 97 0.380 ≈ national
Maryland 45 0.377 ≈ national
Virginia 70 0.369 ≈ national
Florida 168 0.355 ≈ national
North Dakota 6 0.351 -5%
Illinois 83 0.325 -12%
Georgia 79 0.312 -16%
New York 134 0.309 -16%
Massachusetts 42 0.305 -17%
Nebraska 13 0.299 -19%
California 250 0.273 -26%
Texas 230 0.261 -29%
Maine 5 0.258 -30%
New Hampshire 5 0.225 -39%
Connecticut 13 0.192 -48%
New Jersey 36 0.179 -52%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Sylas

Sylas is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #440 in 2025 with 717 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1975, 8,966 American babies have been named Sylas. Its peak came in 2025, when 732 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Sylas stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Sylas?

The median living Sylas is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 12. An estimated 8,900 people named Sylas 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.

Sylas year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 15 #7,451 717 #440
2024 9 #11,012 637 #486
2023 10 #10,241 662 #464
2022 9 #11,149 627 #487
2021 8 #12,083 551 #534
2020 6 #14,908 472 #587
2019 5 #17,688 442 #619
2018 – – 421 #632
2017 5 #18,158 390 #657
2016 5 #18,582 416 #639
2015 – – 439 #612
2014 – – 382 #670
2013 – – 508 #525
2012 – – 389 #624
2011 5 #19,261 377 #625
2010 – – 256 #835
2009 – – 254 #848
2008 – – 172 #1,088
2007 – – 156 #1,148
2006 – – 82 #1,721
2005 – – 84 #1,632
2004 – – 67 #1,853
2003 – – 76 #1,655
2002 – – 64 #1,813
2001 – – 30 #3,054
2000 – – 31 #2,911
1995 – – 15 #4,244
1990 – – 6 #7,997
1985 – – – –
1980 – – 5 #7,179
1975 – – 5 #6,228
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Sylas?

The median living Sylas is about 7 years old. Half of all living Sylass are between 3 and 12 years old.

How many people named Sylas are alive today?

An estimated 8,900 people named Sylas are alive in the United States, based on 8,966 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Sylas mean?

Rare non-standard spelling of Silas.

How popular is the name Sylas in 2025?

Sylas ranked #440 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 717 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Sylas?

8,966 babies have been named Sylas in the United States since 1975, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Sylas most popular?

Sylas peaked in 2025, when 732 newborns received the name.

Is Sylas a boy or girl name?

Sylas is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Sylas rising or falling?

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

Will Sylas become more popular?

Sylas is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 945 boys named Sylas in 2030, which would rank around #345. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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