babyNamedSylas
“variant of Silas: forest (Silvanus)”uncertain meaning
Boy’s name, of Greek and Latin origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 1,659th
- births in 2023–2025
- 60
- babies born in France
- 1 in 30,303
- +3.3% a year recently
- Stable
- peak year
- 2022
Meaning and origin of Sylas
Sylas is thought to mean “variant of Silas: forest (Silvanus)” and is of Greek and Latin origin.
Uncertain meaning: the sources disagree or are scarce.
Popularity of Sylas in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2022.
- Over recent years, Sylas has been stable (+3.3% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Sylas every 28 schools, all spellings combined.
Sylas in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
463rd boys’ name2,016 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,550+9.4% a year
- British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23
509th boys’ name17 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,620
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
744th boys’ name43 babies in 3 years1 boy in 3,952
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
26 babies in 3 years1 boy in 31,783
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Silas (in French)265
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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