Silas

Silas

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Latin

Silas first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2008 with 40 babies (rank #745 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Silas

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Silas yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
1Soul urgeThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
5PersonalityThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

547

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Silas

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	19	#812
1997	16	#958
1998	10	#1,352
1999	21	#803
2000	17	#943
2001	20	#872
2002	27	#720
2003	24	#857
2004	23	#935
2005	27	#871
2006	30	#845
2007	34	#796
2008	40	#745
2009	35	#827
2010	35	#851
2011	24	#1,116
2012	29	#994
2013	31	#952
2014	33	#913
2015	31	#973
2016	21	#1,310

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#812

1997

#958

1998

#1,352

1999

#803

2000

#943

2001

#872

2002

#720

2003

#857

2004

#935

2005

#871

2006

#845

2007

#796

2008

#745

2009

#827

2010

#851

2011

#1,116

2012

#994

2013

#952

2014

#913

2015

#973

2016

#1,310

Numerology of Silas

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Silas

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