First Name SILAS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SILAS is ranked as the 2706th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,496.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.04 people named SILAS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 66% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SILAS is 23,863.
  • The SSA data also shows that SILAS is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names SILAS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,496 +/-4.4%
  • National Rank 2,706
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 23,863
  • National Rank 1,276
  • Percentile Rank 98.62%
  • Proportion/100k 7.48

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SILAS is 70.3% White, 5.0% Hispanic origin, 19.2% Black, 2.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.8% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SILAS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SILAS is included in the following name categories:
  • Common Danish masculine given name - DST Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Biblical surname
  • Greek Old and New Testament surname
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SILAS

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 70.3% 63.9% 6.4%
Hispanic origin 5.0% 16.3% -11.3%
Black 19.2% 12.3% 6.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.9% 4.9% -2.0%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SILAS is Texas where 735 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SILAS, as 4.68 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • North Carolina is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 38 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Kansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 16 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SILAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 179 1.39 94.0% Indiana 121 1.83 92.4% Iowa 35 1.12 88.5% Kansas 7 0.24 48.3% Michigan 234 2.36 97.1% Minnesota 80 1.47 93.3% Missouri 113 3.77 91.6% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 47.3% Ohio 181 1.56 94.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 80 1.39 93.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SILAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 179 1.39 94.0%
Indiana 121 1.83 92.4%
Iowa 35 1.12 88.5%
Kansas 7 0.24 48.3%
Michigan 234 2.36 97.1%
Minnesota 80 1.47 93.3%
Missouri 113 3.77 91.6%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 47.3%
Ohio 181 1.56 94.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 80 1.39 93.0%
West State Statistics First-Names SILAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 127 1.89 90.3% California 631 1.63 97.2% Colorado 81 1.51 88.8% Hawaii 18 1.27 75.9% Idaho 31 1.91 77.1% Montana 24 2.3 72.2% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 30 1.42 74.2% Oregon 29 0.74 78.2% Utah 33 1.13 77.8% Washington 156 2.2 94.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SILAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 127 1.89 90.3%
California 631 1.63 97.2%
Colorado 81 1.51 88.8%
Hawaii 18 1.27 75.9%
Idaho 31 1.91 77.1%
Montana 24 2.3 72.2%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 30 1.42 74.2%
Oregon 29 0.74 78.2%
Utah 33 1.13 77.8%
Washington 156 2.2 94.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SILAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 82.2% Maine 20 1.53 69.1% Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.7% New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.0% New Jersey 136 1.52 91.6% New York 269 1.36 96.2% Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.2% Rhode Island 18 1.73 71.5% Vermont 20 3.13 79.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SILAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 82.2%
Maine 20 1.53 69.1%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 84.7%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.0%
New Jersey 136 1.52 91.6%
New York 269 1.36 96.2%
Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.2%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 71.5%
Vermont 20 3.13 79.8%
South State Statistics First-Names SILAS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 144 2.96 93.3% Arkansas 83 2.81 89.6% Delaware 11 1.14 78.7% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 74.0% Florida 477 2.4 97.8% Georgia 247 2.45 95.6% Kentucky 162 3.67 92.5% Louisiana 134 2.88 92.3% Maryland 86 1.43 92.2% Mississippi 113 3.77 91.6% North Carolina 466 4.68 97.6% Oklahoma 100 2.57 89.9% South Carolina 191 3.96 94.0% Tennessee 139 2.13 93.8% Texas 735 2.73 97.9% Virginia 164 1.97 94.0% West Virginia 27 1.47 74.2%

South States
State stats for the first name SILAS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 144 2.96 93.3%
Arkansas 83 2.81 89.6%
Delaware 11 1.14 78.7%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 74.0%
Florida 477 2.4 97.8%
Georgia 247 2.45 95.6%
Kentucky 162 3.67 92.5%
Louisiana 134 2.88 92.3%
Maryland 86 1.43 92.2%
Mississippi 113 3.77 91.6%
North Carolina 466 4.68 97.6%
Oklahoma 100 2.57 89.9%
South Carolina 191 3.96 94.0%
Tennessee 139 2.13 93.8%
Texas 735 2.73 97.9%
Virginia 164 1.97 94.0%
West Virginia 27 1.47 74.2%
 

Full Names with SILAS as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SILAS as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SILAS.

The most popular full name is SILAS Smith. 1.86% of all the people named SILAS have this family name.

There are 948 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SILAS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SILAS Smith 1.86%
2 SILAS Brown 1.36%
3 SILAS Williams 1.36%
4 SILAS Johnson 1.22%
5 SILAS Jones 0.71%
6 SILAS Davis 0.64%
7 SILAS Lee 0.64%
8 SILAS Carter 0.50%
9 SILAS Reed 0.50%
10 SILAS Ward 0.50%
11 SILAS Christian 0.43%
12 SILAS King 0.43%
13 SILAS Taylor 0.43%
14 SILAS Turner 0.43%
15 SILAS Wilson 0.43%
16 SILAS Campbell 0.36%
17 SILAS Clark 0.36%
18 SILAS Fields 0.36%
19 SILAS Ford 0.36%
20 SILAS Jenkins 0.36%