Silas
Gender: | Male |
Origin: | English |
Meaning: | Variant of Sylvanus from a Greek name meaning forest: woods. In the bible Silas was a missionary companion of Paul and Timothy. |
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The popularity of each name is based on Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States after 1879.
Year | Boy | Girl | Overall |
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| 183 | - | 331 |
| 219 | - | 408 |
| 252 | - | 494 |
| 312 | - | 624 |
| 344 | - | 691 |
| 373 | - | 774 |
| 412 | - | 872 |
| 429 | - | 910 |
| 451 | - | 962 |
| 431 | - | 914 |
| 560 | - | 1228 |
| 602 | - | 1309 |
| 626 | - | 1394 |
| 680 | - | 1527 |
| 702 | - | 1589 |
| 740 | - | 1676 |
| 755 | - | 1679 |
| 870 | - | 1870 |
| 852 | - | 1852 |
| 819 | - | 1819 |
| 913 | - | 1913 |
| 968 | - | 1968 |
| 939 | - | 1939 |
| 880 | - | 1880 |
| 850 | - | 1850 |
| 846 | - | 1846 |
| 837 | - | 1837 |
| 869 | - | 1869 |
| 789 | - | 1789 |
| 833 | - | 1833 |
| 760 | - | 1760 |
| 821 | - | 1821 |
| 824 | - | 1824 |
| 807 | - | 1807 |
| 890 | - | 1890 |
| 838 | - | 1838 |
| 791 | - | 1791 |
| 890 | - | 1890 |
| 822 | - | 1822 |
| 950 | - | 1950 |
| 956 | - | 1956 |
| 974 | - | 1974 |
| 947 | - | 1947 |
| 928 | - | 1928 |
| - | - | - |
| 859 | - | 1859 |
| 784 | - | 1784 |
| 914 | - | 1914 |
| 779 | - | 1779 |
| 858 | - | 1858 |
| 821 | - | 1821 |
| 864 | - | 1864 |
| 781 | - | 1781 |
| 735 | - | 1735 |
| 703 | - | 1652 |
| 729 | - | 1729 |
| 776 | - | 1776 |
| 665 | - | 1545 |
| 676 | - | 1568 |
| 699 | - | 1618 |
| 720 | - | 1677 |
| 632 | - | 1423 |
| 573 | - | 1293 |
| 634 | - | 1439 |
| 594 | - | 1336 |
| 539 | - | 1205 |
| 575 | - | 1273 |
| 568 | - | 1257 |
| 541 | - | 1191 |
| 506 | - | 1124 |
| 549 | - | 1197 |
| 540 | - | 1183 |
| 487 | - | 1056 |
| 481 | - | 1046 |
| 556 | - | 1202 |
| 468 | - | 1009 |
| 474 | - | 1009 |
| 479 | - | 1020 |
| 470 | - | 1002 |
| 457 | - | 981 |
| 437 | - | 933 |
| 430 | - | 913 |
| 449 | - | 958 |
| 474 | - | 1011 |
| 455 | - | 980 |
| 415 | - | 889 |
| 404 | - | 868 |
| 420 | - | 895 |
| 423 | - | 903 |
| 413 | - | 884 |
| 407 | - | 868 |
| 398 | - | 856 |
| 411 | - | 879 |
| 394 | - | 832 |
| 394 | - | 843 |
| 404 | - | 866 |
| 381 | - | 814 |
| 359 | - | 759 |
| 375 | - | 813 |
| 371 | - | 825 |
| 362 | - | 909 |
| 310 | - | 822 |
| 287 | - | 763 |
| 324 | - | 850 |
| 321 | - | 855 |
| 272 | - | 736 |
| 310 | - | 828 |
| 269 | - | 724 |
| 272 | - | 738 |
| 251 | - | 666 |
| 289 | - | 787 |
| 289 | - | 787 |
| 226 | - | 615 |
| 261 | - | 701 |
| 241 | - | 637 |
| 228 | - | 592 |
| 210 | - | 554 |
| 230 | - | 601 |
| 225 | - | 580 |
| 179 | - | 462 |
| 207 | - | 538 |
| 168 | - | 439 |
| 196 | - | 489 |
| 208 | - | 483 |
| 192 | - | 455 |
| 179 | - | 411 |
| 180 | - | 410 |
| 170 | - | 377 |
| 162 | - | 354 |
| 149 | - | 315 |
| 166 | - | 342 |
| 140 | - | 285 |