Amanda vs Silje
Amanda and Siljecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Amanda was ranked #52 and Silje #286 among girls in Norway.
Amanda and Silje over time
Amanda and Silje appear together in 1 published list, across 51 years of shared records. Silje held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Amanda in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Silje reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amanda in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- One took the other's place near the top
In Norway · Girls, Amanda moved into the top 50 at #45 in 2009 as Silje fell out of it to #55, having been #38 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2009, Amanda moved ahead of Silje in Norway · Girls — #47 and #38 the year before became #45 and #55.
- Mirrored each other
Over 51 shared years in Norway · Girls, Amanda rose about as far as Silje fell — from #556 and #161 in 1971 to #52 and #286 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Amanda and Silje were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 51 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #52 and #286.
List by list
Norway · Girls51 shared years, 1971–2025
Amanda held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Silje in 34.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #26 in 2016, Silje #1 in 1982.
The order changed in 2009: Amanda moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #47 and #38; by 2009 that had become #45 and #55.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amanda #52, Silje #286.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Amanda | Silje |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Norway · Girls #286 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Silje.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Amanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Silje
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #542 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls