Sylas

#7,133 for girls in 2025, 15 births · #440 for boys in 2025, 717 births
Given to boys 99.1% of the time

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Peak · boys
2025 · 717 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
8,889
since 1975

Sylas over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Sylas has never cracked the top 400 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202021boysat peak
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#7,13315#440717
2024#10,2719#486637
2023#9,61610#464662
2022#10,3839#487627
2021#11,1468#534551
2020#13,4536#585472
2019#15,5395#619442
2018#631421
2017#15,9025#657390
2016#16,2155#638416
2015#611439
2014#670382
2013#524508
2012#624389
2011#16,7645#624377
2010#834256
2009#843254
2008#1,086172
2007#1,144156
2006#1,71382
2005#1,61984
2004#1,83467
2003#1,64676
2002#1,79264
2001#2,98830
2000#2,86431
1999#2,93928
1998#3,39022
1997#3,45520
1996#3,10723
1995#4,05215
1994#5,10911
1993#6,2288
1992#8,4355
1991#8,2365
1990#7,1786
1989#5,1659
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First appearance
1975

The first year at least five boys were named Sylas! It came in at #5,464, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1975–1978, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Sylas is popular in 2021

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedNHWashington: #491 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,386 boysWAIdaho: #310 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,145 boysIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #468 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,285 boysMNIllinois: #763 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 4,901 boysILWisconsin: #425 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 2,027 boysWIMichigan: #502 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,685 boysMINew York: #724 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 4,691 boysNYMassachusetts: #538 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,565 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedRIOregon: #413 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,767 boysORNevada: #445 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,976 boysNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedSDIowa: #573 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,811 boysIAIndiana: #392 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 1,820 boysINOhio: #341 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 1,643 boysOHPennsylvania: #420 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 2,311 boysPANew Jersey: #747 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 5,069 boysNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #647 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 4,304 boysCAUtah: #560 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 2,743 boysUTColorado: #288 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 1,123 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedNEMissouri: #441 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 2,196 boysMOKentucky: #311 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,323 boysKYWest Virginia: #186 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 638 boysWVVirginia: #776 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 4,888 boysVAMaryland: #572 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 3,119 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedDEArizona: #415 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,919 boysAZNew Mexico: #324 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,171 boysNMKansas: #256 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 986 boysKSArkansas: #483 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 2,166 boysARTennessee: #389 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 1,792 boysTNNorth Carolina: #562 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 3,190 boysNCSouth Carolina: #374 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,688 boysSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #398 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 1,632 boysOKLouisiana: #425 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 1,811 boysLAMississippi: #465 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 1,998 boysMSAlabama: #667 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 3,669 boysALGeorgia: #1,158 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 8,395 boysGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Sylas, so not publishedHITexas: #776 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 5,348 boysTXFlorida: #542 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 3,199 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. West Virginia#186 · 1 in 638
  2. Kansas#256 · 1 in 986
  3. Colorado#288 · 1 in 1,123
  4. Idaho#310 · 1 in 1,145
  5. Kentucky#311 · 1 in 1,323

Best ever in a state: #145 in South Dakota, 2025.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#186111 in 638
Kansas#256141 in 986
Colorado#288231 in 1,123
Idaho#31071 in 1,145
Kentucky#311151 in 1,323
New Mexico#32461 in 1,171
Ohio#341331 in 1,643
South Carolina#374121 in 1,688
Tennessee#389201 in 1,792
Indiana#392181 in 1,820
Oklahoma#398111 in 1,632
Oregon#41391 in 1,767
Arizona#415171 in 1,919
Pennsylvania#420241 in 2,311
Louisiana#425121 in 1,811
Wisconsin#425121 in 2,027
Missouri#441131 in 2,196
Nevada#44561 in 1,976
Mississippi#46561 in 1,998
Minnesota#468111 in 2,285
Arkansas#48361 in 2,166
Washington#491141 in 2,386
Michigan#502161 in 2,685
Massachusetts#53881 in 3,565
Florida#542291 in 3,199
Utah#56071 in 2,743
North Carolina#562161 in 3,190
Maryland#57281 in 3,119
Iowa#57351 in 2,811
California#647441 in 4,304
Alabama#66761 in 3,669
New York#724191 in 4,691
New Jersey#74781 in 5,069
Illinois#763111 in 4,901
Texas#776321 in 5,348
Virginia#77681 in 4,888
Georgia#1,15861 in 8,395
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sylas
Momentum · boys
Rising
  • 46 spots since 2024 (#486#440)
  • 145 spots since 2020 (#585#440)
  • 171 spots since 2015 (#611#440)
  • Biggest jump: 243 spots in 2009 (#1,086#843)
  • Biggest drop: 146 spots in 2014 (#524#670)
Rise & fade · boys
50 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1975
  • Peaked 2025 at #440 (717 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 17 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 17 yrs · run 2009–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,382
  • Highest: 1 in 2,382 boys born in 2025 were named Sylas (0.04%)
Era · boys
The 2010s
  • 45.2% of all boys named Sylas (4,020) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s11#5,355 (1979)#5,410
1980s33#4,215 (1984)#5,718
1990s143#2,939 (1999)#5,213
2000s1,016#843 (2009)#1,753
2010s4,020#524 (2013)#643
2020s3,666#440 (2025)#499

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sylas in 2021

girls
#11,146
8 births · 1 in 205,108 girls
boys
#534
551 births · 1 in 3,175 boys

Top girls' names in 2021

  1. #1Olivia17,847
  2. #2Emma15,549
  3. #3Charlotte13,368
  4. #4Amelia13,041
  5. #5Ava12,873
  6. #6Sophia12,585
  7. #7Isabella11,309
  8. #8Mia11,177
  9. #9Evelyn9,495
  10. #10Harper8,448
  11. #11,146Sylas8

Top boys' names in 2021

  1. #1Liam20,424
  2. #2Noah18,919
  3. #3Oliver14,713
  4. #4Elijah12,845
  5. #5James12,474
  6. #6William12,170
  7. #7Benjamin11,895
  8. #8Lucas11,584
  9. #9Henry11,370
  10. #10Theodore9,600
  11. #534Sylas551
More about 2021

girls

1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 205,108 of them was named Sylas, which outranked 36.9% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sylas
  1. #10,292Zuleika9
  2. #10,292Zuli9
  3. #10,292Zuliana9
  4. #11,146Sylas8
  5. #11,146Aadhyareddy8
  6. #11,146Aadriti8
  7. #11,146Aafiya8
  8. #12,206Aadhini7
  9. #12,206Aaditri7
  10. #12,206Aala7

Tied with 1,059 names at #11,146; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. 437Raya#932#495
  2. 396Wrenley#893#497
  3. 298Angelique#1,173#875
  4. 283Emberlynn#1,241#958
  5. 276Flora#924#648
Fallers
  1. 475Denisse#852#1,327
  2. 347Denise#876#1,223
  3. 267Karen#821#1,088
  4. 227Keily#854#1,081
  5. 227Nathalie#911#1,138

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,749,482 boys got a published name in 2021; 1 in 3,175 of them was named Sylas, which outranked 96.2% of the 14,096 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sylas
  1. #531Dexter554
  2. #532Keanu553
  3. #533Mohamed552
  4. #534Sylas551
  5. #535Bruce549
  6. #535Soren549
  7. #537Conrad548
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
  1. 536Amiri#1,295#759
  2. 438Eliam#1,177#739
  3. 343Colter#972#629
  4. 333Ozzy#1,046#713
  5. 299Loyal#1,053#754
Fallers
  1. 352Jaxtyn#585#937
  2. 259Karsyn#698#957
  3. 231Xzavier#976#1,207
  4. 208Tristen#846#1,054
  5. 208Willie#992#1,200

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2021