Silas Name Popularity

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How popular is Silas?

In 2018 the somewhat popular name Silas, ranked the 110th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 250 most popular, Silas has been less popular than the top 1000 in the past.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #110 for the first time this year with 3,479 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Silas was 37 in 1901.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Silas occurred roughly during the years 1897-1900, 1907-1915, 1989-2002, and 2003-2013, whereas 1957-1960 were years of successive downward movement.

Silas's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. however, the number of children named Silas lately has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Silas?

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at or near its highest point.

The name Silas is favored by many parents and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Silas (Girl)		Silas (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		14	8,058	3,479	110
2017		14	8,208	3,319	120
2016		9	11,635	3,408	119
2015		9	11,684	3,181	128
2014		5	18,812	2,929	137
2013		5	18,864	3,407	116
2012		6	16,542	2,494	160
2011		< 5	--	2,114	183
2010		< 5	--	1,630	219
2009		11	10,567	1,374	252
2008		< 5	--	1,072	310
2007		< 5	--	938	344
2006		< 5	--	799	373
2005		< 5	--	659	412
2004		7	13,983	611	429
2003		< 5	--	561	448
2002		< 5	--	580	429
2001		< 5	--	376	558
2000		< 5	--	328	602
1999		< 5	--	288	626
1998		< 5	--	251	681
1997		< 5	--	230	694
1996		< 5	--	207	741
1995		< 5	--	204	756
1994		< 5	--	153	869
1993		< 5	--	155	852
1992		< 5	--	165	819
1991		< 5	--	133	914
1990		< 5	--	117	969
1989		< 5	--	118	938
1988		< 5	--	116	888
1987		< 5	--	121	851
1986		< 5	--	116	845
1985		< 5	--	116	838
1984		< 5	--	103	869
1983		< 5	--	124	786
1982		< 5	--	114	834
1981		< 5	--	132	760
1980		< 5	--	116	818
1979		< 5	--	112	824
1978		< 5	--	112	809
1977		< 5	--	93	880
1976		< 5	--	100	837
1975		< 5	--	111	792
1974		< 5	--	83	890
1973		< 5	--	94	823
1972		< 5	--	73	950
1971		< 5	--	73	955
1970		< 5	--	69	975
1969		< 5	--	66	948
1968		< 5	--	62	928
1967		< 5	--	52	1,015
1966		< 5	--	72	860
1965		< 5	--	90	784
1964		< 5	--	70	913
1963		< 5	--	97	778
1962		< 5	--	78	860
1961		< 5	--	87	822
1960		< 5	--	78	863
1959		< 5	--	97	782
1958		< 5	--	102	735
1957		< 5	--	117	703
1956		< 5	--	102	731
1955		< 5	--	89	773
1954		< 5	--	116	673
1953		< 5	--	113	677
1952		< 5	--	102	695
1951		< 5	--	93	723
1950		< 5	--	120	631
1949		< 5	--	139	572
1948		< 5	--	113	639
1947		< 5	--	132	594
1946		< 5	--	142	539
1945		< 5	--	112	576
1944		< 5	--	118	562
1943		< 5	--	136	541
1942		< 5	--	146	506
1941		< 5	--	118	551
1940		< 5	--	120	538
1939		< 5	--	140	486
1938		< 5	--	146	477
1937		< 5	--	109	559
1936		< 5	--	145	468
1935		< 5	--	143	474
1934		< 5	--	142	479
1933		< 5	--	143	468
1932		< 5	--	154	464
1931		< 5	--	169	437
1930		< 5	--	191	430
1929		< 5	--	177	449
1928		< 5	--	167	474
1927		< 5	--	183	452
1926		< 5	--	211	417
1925		< 5	--	219	405
1924		5	5,786	213	420
1923		< 5	--	206	423
1922		< 5	--	213	413
1921		< 5	--	224	405
1920		< 5	--	218	398
1919		< 5	--	202	411
1918		< 5	--	229	394
1917		< 5	--	205	394
1916		< 5	--	190	404
1915		< 5	--	197	380
1914		< 5	--	173	359
1913		< 5	--	126	376
1912		< 5	--	108	371
1911		< 5	--	59	362
1910		< 5	--	64	310
1909		< 5	--	62	287
1908		< 5	--	48	324
1907		< 5	--	45	321
1906		< 5	--	53	272
1905		< 5	--	43	310
1904		< 5	--	51	269
1903		< 5	--	47	272
1902		< 5	--	55	251
1901		< 5	--	37	289
1900		< 5	--	68	249
1899		< 5	--	55	226
1898		< 5	--	48	261
1897		< 5	--	53	241
1896		< 5	--	63	228
1895		< 5	--	68	210
1894		< 5	--	56	230
1893		< 5	--	57	225
1892		< 5	--	89	179
1891		< 5	--	58	207
1890		< 5	--	84	168
1889		< 5	--	67	196
1888		< 5	--	71	208
1887		< 5	--	64	192
1886		< 5	--	77	179
1885		< 5	--	73	180
1884		< 5	--	83	170
1883		< 5	--	77	162
1882		< 5	--	92	149
1881		< 5	--	73	166
1880		< 5	--	98	140

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.