Sila
Girl · suh-LAH · Arabic
Sila is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “reunion, homecoming”. In 2025 it ranked 4,276th for girls in the UK (5 babies) and 3,902nd for girls in the US (37 babies).
What does Sila mean?
Arabic: Turkish Sila, from Arabic sila 'bond, connection'
“reunion, homecoming”
In Turkish, sila means one's home and family, or a return to them after time away.
- Say it
- suh-LAH
Is Sila a girl's or a boy's name?
Sila is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 5 girls in the UK and 37 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sila in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,276among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 5about 1 in 56,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadymuch the same
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 5 girls in the UK were named Sila, making it the 4,276th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,407th. Its busiest year was 2004, with 30 girls.
Half of all the girls named Sila in the UK since 1996 were born between 2005 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,200th in England and Wales.
Sila in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5 | #4,276 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,480 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,846 |
| 2020 | 11 | #2,407 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 7 | #3,389 |
| 2015 | 7 | #3,433 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 8 | #3,148 |
| 2011 | 11 | #2,393 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 5 | #4,141 |
| 2008 | 5 | #4,065 |
| 2007 | 18 | #1,544 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 19 | #1,332 |
| 2004 | 30 | #949 |
| 2003 | 16 | #1,420 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,896 |
How popular is Sila in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,902among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 43,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the US were named Sila, making it the 3,902nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,310th. Its busiest year was 2018, with 43 girls. It first appears in the records in 1985.
Half of all the girls named Sila in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sila in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #3,902 |
| 2024 | 23 | #5,440 |
| 2023 | 29 | #4,652 |
| 2022 | 38 | #3,891 |
| 2021 | 41 | #3,677 |
| 2020 | 23 | #5,310 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 43 | #3,558 |
| 2017 | 29 | #4,693 |
| 2016 | 22 | #5,794 |
| 2015 | 22 | #5,831 |
| 2014 | 16 | #7,300 |
| 2013 | 26 | #5,141 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,707 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15,236 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 10 | #10,814 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 11 | #9,259 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 5 | #15,426 |
| 2001 | 7 | #12,049 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
Names like Sila
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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