Silas
Usually a boy's name
- Meaning
- Origin disputed: Aramaic, related to Saul, or short for Latin Silvanus, 'of the forest' Disputed
Often given simply as 'of the forest'; that is only one of the two views.
- Origin
- Aramaic or Latin
- Popularity
US 2025: #71 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #585
Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.