Given name
Sylah
“a well-behaved, chaste woman”
Sylah is a variant of Sila. One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved, chaste woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sylah is a variant of Sila. One Indian interpretation is “a well-behaved, chaste woman.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Sylah 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 2008. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sylah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 96
- 0 boys · 96 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 13 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,810 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +100%
- Rising fast
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,810 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison.
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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