Hala vs Silja
Hala and Siljacompared 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 2017, Hala was ranked #452 and Silja #308 among girls in Norway.
Hala and Silja over time
Hala and Silja appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Silja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hala 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.
Hala reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Silja 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1981–2017
Hala held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Silja in 16.
Highest recorded here: Hala #275 in 2008, Silja #221 in 2011.
The order changed in 2009: Silja moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #275 and #276; by 2009 that had become #413 and #235.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Hala #452, Silja #308.
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 | Hala | Silja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #527 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hala and Silja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Hala
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #575 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2017
Highest recorded position: #275 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1981–2017).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Silja
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #473 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #183 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #527 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls