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Henry vs Silas

Henry leads today (#5 vs #71), and both are climbing.

145 years, head to head

Babies named Henry and Silas per year in U.S. Social Security records, 1880–2025.

4k8k12k1880192019602000HenrySilas1880: Henry 2,444 · Silas 981881: Henry 2,339 · Silas 731882: Henry 2,579 · Silas 921883: Henry 2,383 · Silas 771884: Henry 2,474 · Silas 831885: Henry 2,406 · Silas 731886: Henry 2,404 · Silas 771887: Henry 2,228 · Silas 641888: Henry 2,596 · Silas 711889: Henry 2,286 · Silas 671890: Henry 2,349 · Silas 841891: Henry 2,049 · Silas 581892: Henry 2,452 · Silas 891893: Henry 2,162 · Silas 571894: Henry 2,278 · Silas 561895: Henry 2,221 · Silas 681896: Henry 2,183 · Silas 631897: Henry 1,994 · Silas 531898: Henry 2,145 · Silas 481899: Henry 1,831 · Silas 551900: Henry 2,606 · Silas 681901: Henry 1,870 · Silas 371902: Henry 2,154 · Silas 551903: Henry 1,922 · Silas 471904: Henry 2,085 · Silas 511905: Henry 2,126 · Silas 431906: Henry 2,112 · Silas 531907: Henry 2,203 · Silas 451908: Henry 2,283 · Silas 481909: Henry 2,411 · Silas 621910: Henry 2,899 · Silas 641911: Henry 3,167 · Silas 591912: Henry 5,643 · Silas 1081913: Henry 6,391 · Silas 1261914: Henry 8,110 · Silas 1731915: Henry 10,138 · Silas 1971916: Henry 10,656 · Silas 1901917: Henry 10,696 · Silas 2051918: Henry 11,354 · Silas 2291919: Henry 10,613 · Silas 2021920: Henry 11,305 · Silas 2181921: Henry 11,411 · Silas 2241922: Henry 11,207 · Silas 2131923: Henry 11,067 · Silas 2061924: Henry 11,195 · Silas 2131925: Henry 10,618 · Silas 2191926: Henry 9,994 · Silas 2111927: Henry 9,871 · Silas 1831928: Henry 9,313 · Silas 1671929: Henry 8,571 · Silas 1771930: Henry 8,594 · Silas 1911931: Henry 7,805 · Silas 1691932: Henry 7,470 · Silas 1541933: Henry 6,726 · Silas 1431934: Henry 6,735 · Silas 1421935: Henry 6,856 · Silas 1431936: Henry 6,447 · Silas 1451937: Henry 6,668 · Silas 1091938: Henry 6,557 · Silas 1461939: Henry 6,561 · Silas 1401940: Henry 6,822 · Silas 1201941: Henry 7,165 · Silas 1181942: Henry 7,561 · Silas 1451943: Henry 7,631 · Silas 1371944: Henry 6,975 · Silas 1181945: Henry 6,606 · Silas 1121946: Henry 7,317 · Silas 1421947: Henry 7,807 · Silas 1321948: Henry 7,421 · Silas 1131949: Henry 7,183 · Silas 1391950: Henry 6,963 · Silas 1201951: Henry 7,120 · Silas 941952: Henry 6,974 · Silas 1011953: Henry 6,662 · Silas 1131954: Henry 6,402 · Silas 1151955: Henry 6,187 · Silas 901956: Henry 5,971 · Silas 1011957: Henry 5,733 · Silas 1161958: Henry 5,157 · Silas 1041959: Henry 5,061 · Silas 961960: Henry 4,968 · Silas 791961: Henry 4,620 · Silas 871962: Henry 4,346 · Silas 781963: Henry 4,184 · Silas 971964: Henry 4,124 · Silas 701965: Henry 3,801 · Silas 901966: Henry 3,575 · Silas 721967: Henry 3,332 · Silas 521968: Henry 3,129 · Silas 621969: Henry 3,055 · Silas 661970: Henry 3,127 · Silas 691971: Henry 2,949 · Silas 731972: Henry 2,418 · Silas 741973: Henry 2,357 · Silas 941974: Henry 2,319 · Silas 831975: Henry 2,090 · Silas 1111976: Henry 2,127 · Silas 1001977: Henry 2,134 · Silas 931978: Henry 2,043 · Silas 1131979: Henry 1,947 · Silas 1121980: Henry 2,071 · Silas 1161981: Henry 2,185 · Silas 1331982: Henry 2,080 · Silas 1141983: Henry 1,952 · Silas 1231984: Henry 2,032 · Silas 1031985: Henry 2,068 · Silas 1161986: Henry 1,996 · Silas 1151987: Henry 2,088 · Silas 1211988: Henry 2,082 · Silas 1161989: Henry 2,174 · Silas 1181990: Henry 2,253 · Silas 1191991: Henry 2,260 · Silas 1331992: Henry 2,344 · Silas 1651993: Henry 2,486 · Silas 1551994: Henry 2,420 · Silas 1531995: Henry 2,544 · Silas 2041996: Henry 2,556 · Silas 2071997: Henry 2,657 · Silas 2301998: Henry 2,801 · Silas 2511999: Henry 2,928 · Silas 2902000: Henry 3,127 · Silas 3282001: Henry 3,206 · Silas 3762002: Henry 3,339 · Silas 5802003: Henry 3,484 · Silas 5622004: Henry 3,928 · Silas 6112005: Henry 4,186 · Silas 6602006: Henry 4,677 · Silas 8002007: Henry 5,126 · Silas 9402008: Henry 5,788 · Silas 1,0742009: Henry 5,899 · Silas 1,3772010: Henry 6,408 · Silas 1,6322011: Henry 7,235 · Silas 2,1182012: Henry 8,075 · Silas 2,4972013: Henry 8,885 · Silas 3,4132014: Henry 9,442 · Silas 2,9372015: Henry 10,186 · Silas 3,1912016: Henry 10,390 · Silas 3,4172017: Henry 10,482 · Silas 3,3402018: Henry 10,714 · Silas 3,5182019: Henry 10,768 · Silas 3,5662020: Henry 10,793 · Silas 3,6452021: Henry 11,370 · Silas 3,9162022: Henry 11,272 · Silas 4,0322023: Henry 10,996 · Silas 4,1052024: Henry 11,596 · Silas 4,1272025: Henry 12,020 · Silas 4,639
HenrySilas

Head to head

HenrySilas
2025 rank
#5
#71
Babies named in 2025
12,020
4,639
Peak year
1881
2025
Trend
Rising since 1989
Rising since 1989
Usually for
Boys
Boys
Lifetime births
768,945
75,465
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