Syles is a variant of 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 2019. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Syles through the years
Babies since 1880
12
12 boys · 0 girls
Most popular year
2019
7 babies
2025
5
#13,656 for boys
2021–25 vs 2016–20
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Too few births to compare
Syles in U.S. Social Security birth records, 2019–2025, per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births for a sex are not published and appear as zero. Use the arrow keys to step through years.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 5 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 13,656 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 7 in 2019.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.