How Many People Are Named Sila?
An estimated 469 people in the United States have the first name Sila. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 11 years old, and Sila peaked in popularity in 2018 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sila as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sila paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
469
About 1 in 730,819 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
11
years old
Peak Year
2018
43 births
Total Registered
473
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sila
Sila is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 473 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sila as a female name
Ranked #5,567 in 2024
23 female births in 2024
Peak: 2018 (43 births)
Sila: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sila span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 241 babies were registered. While Sila is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sila by Decade
How has Sila tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sila by State
Birth registrations for Sila span all 5 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Illinois. The lowest are in Florida, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 17 Silas were registered per state.
Sila + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sila as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sila
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sila: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sila?
We estimate approximately 469 people named Sila are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 730,819 Americans share this first name.
Is Sila a common name?
Sila is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 473 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sila most popular?
Sila reached peak popularity in 2018, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sila is approximately 11 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sila a female name?
Sila is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sila Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sila Smith, Sila Johnson, Sila Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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