Sylas Boy
How popular is Sylas?
#440 boy name in 2025
717 baby boys were named Sylas in the US in 2025, making it the 440th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
Sylas popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #440 for boys (▲ 46 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 717 boys, 15 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+63% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #611 in 2015, #585 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (717 boys) |
| Highest rank | #440 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1975 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.5% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sylas counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Silas family of names ranked #64 for boys in 2025 (#74 the year before), with 5,500 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Silas | 4,639 | 84% |
| Sylas | 717 | 13% |
| Sylus | 66 | 1% |
| Sylis | 63 | 1% |
| Silus | 10 | 0% |
| Syles | 5 | 0% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Sylas is most popular
Babies named Sylas per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Idaho: 1.1 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- Kansas: 1.0 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- New Mexico: 0.8 per 1,000 (27 boys)
- Rhode Island: 0.8 per 1,000 (13 boys)
- Missouri: 0.7 per 1,000 (98 boys)
Sylas by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | #5,353 |
| 1980s | 33 | #4,212 |
| 1990s | 143 | #2,935 |
| 2000s | 1,016 | #843 |
| 2010s | 4,020 | #524 |
| 2020s | 3,666 | #440 |
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Questions
- Is Sylas a boy or girl name?
- Sylas is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Sylas were boys.
- How popular is the name Sylas?
- 717 baby boys were named Sylas in the US in 2025, making it the 440th most popular boy name. Another 15 girls got the name (#7,131 for girls).
- When was Sylas most popular?
- Sylas peaked in 2025, when 717 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #440 in 2025.
- How many people are named Sylas?
- 8,966 babies have been named Sylas in the US since 1880. We estimate about 8,906 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 8.
- Where is Sylas most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Sylas was most common in Idaho, at 1.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.