Sylas is a boy name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Sylas means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Sylas across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Sylas has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Sylas is a boy name of Latin origin meaning “of the forest”. A variant spelling of Silas.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 8,966 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 60 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Sylas per year, United States (1975 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (732/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (11/yr).
Sylas has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #872 nationally (given to 743 babies that year).
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