Given name
Sylas
“a woodland dweller”
In French use, Sylas has a related form in Silas. In Latin use, Silas carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In French use, Sylas has a related form in Silas. In Latin use, Silas carries the interpretation “a woodland dweller.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1975. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sylas through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,966
- 8,889 boys · 77 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 732 babies
- 2025
- 732
- #440 for boys · #7,451 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +50%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 717 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 440 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 49.2% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. It also appeared in 15 birth records for girls in 2025. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (73). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,665 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Sylas’s family of names
In French usage, Sylas has a related form in Silas. In Polish usage, Sylas has a conventional equivalent in the German form Silas. In Polish usage, Sylas has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Sila.
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Around the world
Sylas has relatives in 6 languages.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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