Loke vs Silas
Loke and Silascompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Loke was ranked #266 and Silas #104 among boys in Norway.
Loke and Silas over time
Loke and Silas appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Loke held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Silas 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.
Loke reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Silas 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2019, Silas moved ahead of Loke in Norway · Boys — #144 and #180 the year before became #176 and #130.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Loke and Silas changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 2002 and 2025, ending at #266 and #104.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Loke #126 in 2021, Silas #92 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys22 shared years, 2002–2025
Loke held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Silas in 10.
Highest recorded here: Loke #126 in 2021, Silas #92 in 2023.
The order changed in 2019: Silas moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #144 and #180; by 2019 that had become #176 and #130.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Loke #266, Silas #104.
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 | Loke | Silas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #266 (2025) | Norway · Boys #104 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Loke and Silas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Loke
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #587 among boys in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #266 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Silas
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #784 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #92 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #104 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys