Silja

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Silja: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Silja: Recorded since 1967, it reached #183 in 1976, and it stood at #527 in 2025.

1registrar recorded it
52times a registrar ranked it
59years from first to last
#183highest recorded position
11groupings it qualifies for

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1967–2025

View as table

Norway · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1967	#473
1969	#521
1970	#616
1971	#366
1972	#447
1973	#272
1974	#361
1975	#234
1976	#183
1977	#284
1978	#289
1979	#309
1980	#394
1981	#601
1982	#381
1983	#503
1984	#526
1985	#680
1987	#678
1988	#502
1990	#581
1991	#444
1992	#488
1993	#507
1994	#455
1995	#553
1996	#500
1998	#479
1999	#333
2000	#445
2001	#465
2002	#324
2003	#333
2004	#290
2005	#359
2006	#279
2007	#301
2008	#276
2009	#235
2010	#313
2011	#221
2012	#296
2013	#338
2014	#236
2015	#360
2016	#296
2017	#308
2018	#413
2019	#399
2020	#508
2022	#430
2025	#527

VerifiedSource: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name.Confidence: high.

See all Norway names · Source: Statistics Norway (SSB) — Born Persons by First Name

What the data shows

FallingNorway · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 52 of the 59 years from 1967 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1967–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Silja by decade in Norway · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Silja in Norway · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	11	2 of 10	6
1970s	144	10 of 10	14
1980s	56	8 of 10	7
1990s	70	9 of 10	8
2000s	143	10 of 10	14
2010sbusiest	156	10 of 10	16
2020s	14	3 of 10	5

Across Norway · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 16 births a year.

See the names Norwayhas recorded the most births with →

Silja appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #183 in Norway in 1976.

Silja's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2025	Norway	female	#527	4	High	Verified
2022	Norway	female	#430	6	High	Verified
2020	Norway	female	#508	4	High	Verified
2019	Norway	female	#399	8	High	Verified
2018	Norway	female	#413	8	High	Verified
2017	Norway	female	#308	15	High	Verified
2016	Norway	female	#296	17	High	Verified
2015	Norway	female	#360	12	High	Verified
2014	Norway	female	#236	24	High	Verified
2013	Norway	female	#338	14	High	Verified
2012	Norway	female	#296	17	High	Verified
2011	Norway	female	#221	25	High	Verified
2010	Norway	female	#313	16	High	Verified
2009	Norway	female	#235	23	High	Verified
2008	Norway	female	#276	19	High	Verified
2007	Norway	female	#301	16	High	Verified
2006	Norway	female	#279	17	High	Verified
2005	Norway	female	#359	12	High	Verified
2004	Norway	female	#290	16	High	Verified
2003	Norway	female	#333	12	High	Verified
2002	Norway	female	#324	13	High	Verified
2001	Norway	female	#465	7	High	Verified
2000	Norway	female	#445	8	High	Verified
1999	Norway	female	#333	12	High	Verified
1998	Norway	female	#479	7	High	Verified
1996	Norway	female	#500	7	High	Verified
1995	Norway	female	#553	6	High	Verified
1994	Norway	female	#455	8	High	Verified
1993	Norway	female	#507	7	High	Verified
1992	Norway	female	#488	8	High	Verified
1991	Norway	female	#444	9	High	Verified
1990	Norway	female	#581	6	High	Verified
1988	Norway	female	#502	8	High	Verified
1987	Norway	female	#678	4	High	Verified
1985	Norway	female	#680	4	High	Verified
1984	Norway	female	#526	7	High	Verified
1983	Norway	female	#503	7	High	Verified
1982	Norway	female	#381	11	High	Verified
1981	Norway	female	#601	5	High	Verified
1980	Norway	female	#394	10	High	Verified
1979	Norway	female	#309	14	High	Verified
1978	Norway	female	#289	16	High	Verified
1977	Norway	female	#284	16	High	Verified
1976	Norway	female	#183	29	High	Verified
1975	Norway	female	#234	20	High	Verified
1974	Norway	female	#361	11	High	Verified
1973	Norway	female	#272	16	High	Verified
1972	Norway	female	#447	8	High	Verified
1971	Norway	female	#366	10	High	Verified
1970	Norway	female	#616	4	High	Verified
1969	Norway	female	#521	5	High	Verified
1967	Norway	female	#473	6	High	Verified

Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1967 and 2025, ranked in 52 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #183, first reached in 1976.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 29 births, registered in Norway in 1976.

Its record falls into 7 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 2 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

Silas · #92, 30y
Sile · #195, 45y
Silje · #1, 60y
Silvana · #2438, 20y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Ann-Mari · #179, 47y
Werner · #179, 53y
Birthe · #177, 52y
Fanny · #194, 48y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Alastair · #182, 43y
Darius · #182, 58y
Gavan · #182, 32y
Kilian · #184, 54y

Silja was ranked #183 in Norway · Girls in 1976. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Silja and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Silja without appearing here.

Silja moved ahead of

Gro Compare
In 1998 they stood at #479 and #467 in Norway · Girls; by 1999 that had become #333 and #614.
Susan Compare
In 1998 they stood at #500 and #363 in Norway · Girls; by 1999 that had become #333 and #587.
Catherine Compare
In 1998 they stood at #500 and #475 in Norway · Girls; by 1999 that had become #333 and #546.
Trine Compare
In 2007 they stood at #301 and #282 in Norway · Girls; by 2008 that had become #276 and #489.

Moved ahead of Silja

Emilie Compare
In 1984 they stood at #526 and #596 in Norway · Girls; by 1985 that had become #680 and #243.
Ada Compare
In 1984 they stood at #526 and #535 in Norway · Girls; by 1985 that had become #680 and #318.
Sophie Compare
In 1989 they stood at #502 and #542 in Norway · Girls; by 1990 that had become #581 and #229.
Josefine Compare
In 1989 they stood at #502 and #528 in Norway · Girls; by 1990 that had become #581 and #250.

Moved the opposite way to Silja

Amanda Compare
Between 1971 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Silja went from #366 to #527 while Amanda went from #556 to #52.
Sofie Compare
Between 1971 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Silja went from #366 to #527 while Sofie went from #388 to #6.
Tuva Compare
Between 1971 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Silja went from #366 to #527 while Tuva went from #549 to #30.
Lucy Compare
Between 1973 and 2025 in Norway · Girls, Silja went from #272 to #527 while Lucy went from #494 to #296.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1967 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #183 in Norway in 1976. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Silja

Silja at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Silja by decade in Norway · Girls

Silja appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Silja

Silja and the names beside it

Silja moved ahead of

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Silja at a glance

Silja by decade in Norway · Girls

Silja appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Silja

Silja and the names beside it

Silja moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Silja

Moved the opposite way to Silja