Sylas
Pronounced EH1 S EY1 AY1 EH1 L EY1 EH1 S (ARPABET)
- 4 syllables
- Peaked 2023
- 50 years in use
- 2 spellings
How popular is Sylas?
Sylas is a boys' name, and first appears in 1975. It has been given to 9,209 children — the 1,138th most common boys' name on record.
It is gaining, with the past decade running 83% ahead of the one before it. Its best single year was 2023, when 720 children were given it.
Two other spellings are counted in that total — Cylas and Sailas — because they are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Sylas and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Cylas
- Sailas
Characteristics
- Alliterative
- 4 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- EH1 S EY1 AY1 EH1 L EY1 EH1 S · EH1 S EY1 AY1 L AA1 S · S AY1 EH1 L EY1 EH1 S · S AY1 L AA1 S
- Stress pattern:
- 111111 · 1111 · 1111 · 11
- Syllables:
- 4
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Sylas
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Sylas
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Sylas?
- Sylas ranks 1,138th among boys' names in US records, with 9,209 births since 1975. Over the past decade it accounts for 5,589.
- Is Sylas a unisex name?
- No. Sylas is recorded almost entirely as a boys' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Sylas most popular?
- 2023, when 720 children were given the name. It has been in use for 50 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Sylas spelled?
- Cylas, Sailas. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.