Boy name Latin origin Christian tradition

Silas

SYE-lus · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
Of the forest; wood
Language
Latin
Culture
Roman
Religion
Christian
Style era
trendy
Themes
biblical · nature
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#81
2024 births4,108
Peak year2024
First appeared1880
Total US births70,772
2024 peak18801916195219882024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Si
Alternate spellings
SylasSilass
In other languages
Silvano (Italian)Silvano (Spanish)Silas (Greek)

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Notable people named Silas

Silas (Bible)
Silas Marner (literary
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