Silas Shah
There are approximately 16 people named Silas Shah living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Silas with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Shah. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
16
1 in 21,422,146
Named Silas
63K
Alive today
Named Shah
88K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 63K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Male
Peak year: 2024
Average age: 14
Top Census group: White (71.0%)
Estimated bearers: 88K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #413
Per 100K: 25.71
Top ancestry: Asian/Pacific Islander (91.8%)
First name trend
Silas: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Silas. The peak year was 2024 with 4,124 births. The average person named Silas today is 14 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Silas
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Silas, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 71.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Silas described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Silas at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White71.0% · 29,018
- Hispanic or Latino11.4% · 4,672
- Two or more races7.3% · 2,982
- Black or African American7.1% · 2,910
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.8% · 720
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.4% · 563
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Shah surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Shah, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is Asian/Pacific Islander at 91.8%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Shah described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Shah at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- Asian and Pacific Islander91.8% · 70,525
- White3.4% · 2,638
- Two or more races2.9% · 2,229
- Black or African American0.8% · 619
- Hispanic or Latino0.8% · 613
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.3% · 231
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Silas has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0183% of the US population, based on 62,802 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Silas right now.
The surname Shah appears at a rate of 25.71 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0257%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 16 people with the full name Silas Shah. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Silas Shah: questions and answers
How many people are named Silas Shah?
We estimate approximately 16 people in the United States share the full name Silas Shah. That works out to about 1 in 21,422,146 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0183%) with the surname frequency (25.71 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Silas Shah?
We classify Silas Shah as "Very Rare". About 1 in 21,422,146 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Silas a male or female name?
Silas is predominantly male. Out of 70,949 total SSA registrations, 99.8% were male and 0.2% were female. See the full Silas profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
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