Given name
Silah
“a well-behaved, chaste woman”
Silah is a variant of Sila. One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved, chaste woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Silah is a variant of Sila. One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved, chaste woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Silah is a variant of Sila. An origin associated with Sila is Indian.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2009. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Silah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 63
- 0 boys · 63 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 10 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #14,697 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 14,697 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 10 in 2013.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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