Mirjam vs Silja
Mirjam 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 2009, Mirjam was ranked #611 and Silja #235 among girls in Norway.
Mirjam and Silja over time
Mirjam and Silja appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Mirjam 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.
Mirjam 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Mirjam and Silja changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2009, ending at #611 and #235.
- Mirrored each other
Over 35 shared years in Norway · Girls, Silja rose about as far as Mirjam fell — from #398 and #473 in 1967 to #611 and #235 in 2009.
- Longest-running competitions
Mirjam and Silja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 35 years, from 1967 to 2009, ending at #611 and #235.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Mirjam #230 in 1975, Silja #183 in 1976.
List by list
Norway · Girls35 shared years, 1967–2009
Mirjam held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Silja in 13.
Highest recorded here: Mirjam #230 in 1975, Silja #183 in 1976.
The order changed in 2000: Silja moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #439 and #479; by 2000 that had become #474 and #445.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Mirjam #611, Silja #235.
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 | Mirjam | 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 #611 (2009) | Norway · Girls #527 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mirjam and Silja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Mirjam
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #394 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2009
Highest recorded position: #230 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1952–2009).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #611 among girls in Norway, in 2009.
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