Sila
Sıla is a Turkish feminine name. It has a meaning of "reunite with relatives and loved ones who live in the birthplace/hometown". Notable people with the name include:
Meaning & Origin of Sila
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sıla is a Turkish feminine name. It has a meaning of "reunite with relatives and loved ones who live in the birthplace/hometown". Notable people with the name include:
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The Story of Sila
Sila first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1985, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2018, when 43 Silas were born — ranking #3,557 that year. As of 2026, Sila ranks #5,074 for baby girls with 26 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 525 Silas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Sila
Sila is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1985 and has accumulated 525 births in the dataset. Sila's peak popularity came in 2018 when it ranked #3,557. Use the chart and map above to compare Sila's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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