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Silas name meaning

First Name
51k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
5k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Silas mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Silas

User Submitted Origins

Hebrew
56%
English
35%
Greek
4%
Latin
4%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Texas, U.S. says the name Silas is of American origin and means "Gods greatest gift to us from the forest".
  2. 2 people from Nepal and South Africa agree the name Silas means "'Gods greatest gift to us'".
  3. A submission from South Carolina, U.S. says the name Silas means "Of the forest, forest/woods".
  4. A submission from Puerto Rico says the name Silas means "Man of the forest".
  5. According to a user from Virginia, U.S., the name Silas means "Forest dweller Forest Dweller".
  6. A submission from Alabama, U.S. says the name Silas means "Of the forest; forest".
  7. A submission from Indiana, U.S. says the name Silas means "Gift of mother".
  8. A submission from Canada says the name Silas means "Warrior of the woods" and is of Scandinavian origin.
  9. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Silas means "Nobody".
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From Latin Sīlās, from Ancient Greek Σίλας (Sílas), from Aramaic שְׁאִילָא‎ (šəʾīlā), cognate of Hebrew שָׁאוּל‎ (šāʾūl, “Saul”).

  1. (biblical) The companion of Paul in the New Testament, also called Silvanus.
  2. A male given name from Aramaic of Biblical origin.

Silas was also found in the following language(s): Danish, Faroese, Ladino, Latin, and Spanish

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Notable Persons Named Silas

Notable Persons Named Silas

Silas Weir Mitchell

Silas Weir Mitchell is an actor. He was most active from 1995 to 1995. Silas was given the name Silas Weir Mitchell Neilson on September 30th, 1969 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Silas Robertson

Silas Robertson is a hunter, television personality, reed maker, and us army veteran. His ongoing career started in 2002. Silas was given the name Silas Merritt Robertson on April 27th, 1948 in West Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.

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Silas

Silas was a saint. He holds the title Prophet, Disciple, Missionary, Bishop, and & Martyr. He breathed his last breath in 65.

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Silas Young

Silas was born on August 9th, 1979 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

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Silas Jayne

Silas was born on July 3rd, 1907. He passed away on July 13th, 1987.

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Silas Deane

Silas Deane was a Delegate to the Second Continental Congress from Connecticut, Delegate to the First Continental Congress from Connecticut, United States Envoy to France, Delegate to theSecond Continental CongressfromConnecticut, Delegate to theFirst Continental Congressf. Silas was born on January 4th, 1738 in Groton, Connecticut. He left this life on September 23rd, 1789.

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  • Silas Carson
    Actor
  • Silas Redd
    Football Player
  • Silas L. Copeland
    Military Person
  • Silas Pereira
    Soccer Player
  • Silas Casey
    Military Person
  • Silas Simmons
    Baseball Player
  • Silas Talbot
    Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Silas Kiplagat
  • Silas Malafaia
    Pastor
  • Silas Aaron Hardoon
    Businessman
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    Military Person
  • Silas C. Swallow
    Minister
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Notable Persons With the Last Name Silas

Notable Persons With the Last Name Silas

Silas

Silas was a saint. He holds the title Prophet, Disciple, Missionary, Bishop, and & Martyr. He breathed his last breath in 65.

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Paul Silas

Paul Silas is a basketball player for the Phoenix Suns, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, and Seattle SuperSonics. He was most active from 1964 to 1980. Paul was born on July 12th, 1943 in Prescott, Arkansas.

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Xavier Silas

Xavier Silas is a basketball player for the Bakersfield Jam, Maine Red Claws, BCM Gravelines, Philadelphia 76ers, Maccabi Ashdod B.C., Quimsa, Nea Kifissia B.C., Telekom Baskets Bonn, and San Lorenzo de Almagro (basketball) in the NBA Development League. He was most active from 2011 to present. Xavier was born on January 22nd, 1988 in San Antonio.

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James Silas

James Silas is a basketball player for the Dallas Chaparrals, San Antonio Spurs, and Cleveland Cavaliers. His career lasted from 1972 to 1982. James was born on February 11th, 1949 in Tallulah, Louisiana.

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Stephen Silas

Stephen Silas is a basketball player for the Charlotte Hornets and New Orleans Pelicans in the National Basketball Association. Stephen was born in Boston.

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Gaius Julius Fabia Sampsiceramus III Silas

He breathed his last breath in 120.

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Common last names for Silas

Common first names for Silas

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Silas U.S.
█  White 24.97% 64.26%
█  African American 56.35% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 2.11% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 9.56% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 2.85% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 4.14% 16.26%

Of Last Name Silas

People with the last name Silas are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Silas

  • What name lists does Silas rank for?
    #419 Last Name First Names
    #17Vintage Boy Names
  • How Popular is the name Silas? Silas is the 1,014th most popular name of all time. As a last name Silas was the 7,080th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Silas have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 51,000 babies born with the first name Silas in the United States. That's more than enough people named Silas to occupy the territory of Faroe Islands (Denmark) with an estimated population of 48,285 (as of March 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Silas? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 98 new born babies.
  • When was Silas first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Silas is Thursday, September 27th, 1866.
  • What year had the most people named Silas born? The highest recorded use of the first name Silas was in 2019 with a total of 3,531 babies. That's a lot of babies named Silas!
  • Random Silas Factoid: According to the 2016 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Silas ranks 97th in popularity as a baby boy's name in Iowa. Imagine that, 46 babies in Iowa have the same name in 2016.
  • Weird things about the name Silas: The name spelled backwards is Salis. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Aliss. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Silas? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 4,729 people with the last name Silas.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Silas? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 2 of them will have Silas as their last name.
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