Is Sila a boy or girl name?

Sila is a girl’s name. Of the 510 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Sila

Recorded 1985–2025 · United States

Sila was most popular in 2018, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,150 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,835, with 37 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 510 people named Sila.

Sila over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sila’s peak in 2018. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sila a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sila is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 510 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org