Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Silas

#388 most common boys' name of all time · #848 across all names · >99% boys / <1% girls · used 1880–2025

Rank among boys
#388
Rank overall
#848 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
75,649
Since 2016
38,441
Peak year
2025 #71
Best rank
#71 2025
✝️A person in the Bible↗
Girls Boys peak 4,646/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Silas is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 7 4,639 4,646 #71
2024 16 4,127 4,143 #81
2023 18 4,105 4,123 #80
2022 20 4,032 4,052 #86
2021 14 3,916 3,930 #91
2020 11 3,645 3,656 #100
2019 12 3,566 3,578 #105
2018 15 3,518 3,533 #110
2017 14 3,340 3,354 #120
2016 9 3,417 3,426 #119
2015 9 3,191 3,200 #128
2014 5 2,937 2,942 #137
2013 5 3,413 3,418 #116
2012 6 2,497 2,503 #160
2011 — 2,118 2,118 #183
2010 — 1,632 1,632 #219
2009 11 1,377 1,388 #252
2008 — 1,074 1,074 #309
2007 — 940 940 #343
2006 — 800 800 #372
2005 — 660 660 #412
2004 7 611 618 #430
2003 — 562 562 #447
2002 — 580 580 #430
2001 — 376 376 #558
2000 — 328 328 #602
1999 — 290 290 #624
1998 — 251 251 #679
1997 — 230 230 #693
1996 — 207 207 #738
1995 — 204 204 #750
1994 — 153 153 #866
1993 — 155 155 #852
1992 — 165 165 #815
1991 — 133 133 #910
1990 — 119 119 #949
1989 — 118 118 #938
1988 — 116 116 #884
1987 — 121 121 #851
1986 — 115 115 #845
1985 — 116 116 #832
1984 — 103 103 #867
1983 — 123 123 #786
1982 — 114 114 #831
1981 — 133 133 #757
1980 — 116 116 #816
1979 — 112 112 #821
1978 — 113 113 #798
1977 — 93 93 #875
1976 — 100 100 #836
1975 — 111 111 #788
1974 — 83 83 #885
1973 — 94 94 #817
1972 — 74 74 #931
1971 — 73 73 #955
1970 — 69 69 #969
1969 — 66 66 #944
1968 — 62 62 #920
1967 — 52 52 #1,004
1966 — 72 72 #853
1965 — 90 90 #777
1964 — 70 70 #907
1963 — 97 97 #773
1962 — 78 78 #856
1961 — 87 87 #818
1960 — 79 79 #852
1959 — 96 96 #782
1958 — 104 104 #730
1957 — 116 116 #703
1956 — 101 101 #732
1955 — 90 90 #766
1954 — 115 115 #672
1953 — 113 113 #669
1952 — 101 101 #695
1951 — 94 94 #716
1950 — 120 120 #626
1949 — 139 139 #569
1948 — 113 113 #636
1947 — 132 132 #594
1946 — 142 142 #538
1945 — 112 112 #572
1944 — 118 118 #559
1943 — 137 137 #537
1942 — 145 145 #508
1941 — 118 118 #550
1940 — 120 120 #536
1939 — 140 140 #486
1938 — 146 146 #477
1937 — 109 109 #556
1936 — 145 145 #468
1935 — 143 143 #474
1934 — 142 142 #479
1933 — 143 143 #467
1932 — 154 154 #461
1931 — 169 169 #435
1930 — 191 191 #427
1929 — 177 177 #447
1928 — 167 167 #473
1927 — 183 183 #451
1926 — 211 211 #417
1925 — 219 219 #405
1924 5 213 218 #419
1923 — 206 206 #421
1922 — 213 213 #412
1921 — 224 224 #405
1920 — 218 218 #398
1919 — 202 202 #409
1918 — 229 229 #393
1917 — 205 205 #393
1916 — 190 190 #402
1915 — 197 197 #380
1914 — 173 173 #357
1913 — 126 126 #375
1912 — 108 108 #370
1911 — 59 59 #357
1910 — 64 64 #310
1909 — 62 62 #286
1908 — 48 48 #317
1907 — 45 45 #318
1906 — 53 53 #270
1905 — 43 43 #307
1904 — 51 51 #268
1903 — 47 47 #269
1902 — 55 55 #251
1901 — 37 37 #284
1900 — 68 68 #248
1899 — 55 55 #226
1898 — 48 48 #255
1897 — 53 53 #238
1896 — 63 63 #224
1895 — 68 68 #208
1894 — 56 56 #228
1893 — 57 57 #225
1892 — 89 89 #177
1891 — 58 58 #207
1890 — 84 84 #167
1889 — 67 67 #195
1888 — 71 71 #206
1887 — 64 64 #192
1886 — 77 77 #177
1885 — 73 73 #180
1884 — 83 83 #169
1883 — 77 77 #162
1882 — 92 92 #148
1881 — 73 73 #165
1880 — 98 98 #140