May-Britt vs Silja
May-Britt 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 1991, May-Britt was ranked #518 and Silja #444 among girls in Norway.
May-Britt and Silja over time
May-Britt and Silja appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. May-Britt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Silja 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.
May-Britt 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 · Girls22 shared years, 1967–1991
May-Britt held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Silja in 2.
Highest recorded here: May-Britt #127 in 1971, Silja #183 in 1976.
The order changed in 1991: Silja moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #574 and #581; by 1991 that had become #518 and #444.
Most recent shared year, 1991: May-Britt #518, Silja #444.
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 | May-Britt | 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 | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #518 (1991) | Norway · Girls #527 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- May-Britt and Silja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
May-Britt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #289 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1991
Highest recorded position: #92 among girls in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–1991).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 1991.
Norway · 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