Is Sylas a boy or girl name?
Sylas is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 9 girls and 633 boys were named Sylas, so 1.4% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0.8% of the 8,222 US babies named Sylas were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #487
- Girl rank, 2024
- #10,965
- Babies named Sylas since 1975
- 8,222
- Most popular year
- 2023
- 671 babies
Boys and girls named Sylas, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 33 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 143 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 1,016 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 4,017 | 20 | 0.5% |
| 2020s | 2,940 | 42 | 1.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 633 | #487 | 9 | #10,965 |
| 2023 | 661 | #464 | 10 | #10,222 |
| 2022 | 625 | #487 | 9 | #11,141 |
| 2021 | 550 | #534 | 8 | #12,074 |
| 2020 | 471 | #587 | 6 | #14,904 |
| 2019 | 441 | #621 | 5 | #17,676 |
| 2018 | 421 | #631 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 389 | #659 | 5 | #18,152 |
| 2016 | 416 | #639 | 5 | #18,576 |
| 2015 | 439 | #612 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 382 | #670 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 508 | #525 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 388 | #626 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 377 | #624 | 5 | #19,259 |
| 2010 | 256 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 254 | #848 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 172 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 156 | #1,148 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 82 | #1,721 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 84 | #1,632 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 67 | #1,853 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 76 | #1,655 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 64 | #1,813 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 30 | #3,054 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,911 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 28 | #3,021 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 22 | #3,472 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 20 | #3,573 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 23 | #3,190 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,243 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 11 | #5,410 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 8 | #6,737 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,640 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,452 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,995 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 9 | #5,539 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,690 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 9 | #4,509 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #7,202 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 5 | #7,179 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,960 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 5 | #6,227 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sylas reached #464 in 2023. As a girl name, it reached #10,222 in 2023. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sylas
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.