Cylas

Meaning: Asked for; borrowed
Origin: Variant of Silas (from Hebrew/Aramaic)

Boy's name · #2188 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Cylas is climbing: on the charts since 1996, it is ranked #2188 in 2025, with about 70 boys given the name last year. Roughly 1,000 have carried it all-time.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 1 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Spellings & nicknames

Cylas is a rare spelling of Silas — about 1% of babies given the name are written this way; Silas itself ranked #71 in 2025.

Similar names: Sylas · Shmiel · Keelan · Shloimy · Xylo · Pinchas

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