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Zylus
OriginModern variation of Silas, Aramaic, Hebrew, Latin, Greek
Meaning"of the forest; prayed for; zeal"
US Rank#4538
2025 SSA
About Zylus
Biblical and literary name Silas is already super cool and sleek, but some parents have been modernizing it by spelling it Sylas, Zylas, and now Zylus. Given to 66 boys in 2024 compared to just 6 the year before, Zylus is the name of a YouTuber and of a Nigerian real estate, finance, and insurance company, who took its name from the Greek zēlos meaning "zeal".
Pronounced ZY-lus.
As of October 2026, Zylus ranked #4538 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2205 for boys in 2024.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | #2,205 | 66 | 38.3 |
| 2025 | #4,538 | 23 | 13.5 |
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