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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.

Norway · Girls

Falling

among girls in Norway · 1967–2025

Norway · Girls rank from 1967 to 2025, ranging from #183 to #680.197419831994200420132025#183#680
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
Norway · Girls rank by year
YearRank
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

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1967–2025

    Highest recorded position: #183 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1967–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #527 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025Norwayfemale#5274HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#4306HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#5084HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#3998HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#4138HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#30815HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#29617HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#36012HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#23624HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#33814HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#29617HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#22125HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#31316HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#23523HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#27619HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#30116HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#27917HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#35912HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#29016HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#33312HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#32413HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#4657HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#4458HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#33312HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#4797HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#5007HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#5536HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#4558HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#5077HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#4888HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#4449HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#5816HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#5028HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#6784HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#6804HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#5267HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#5037HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#38111HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#6015HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#39410HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#30914HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#28916HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#28416HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#18329HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#23420HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#36111HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#27216HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#4478HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#36610HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#6164HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#5215HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4736HighVerified
  • Norway hub — collected by Statistics Norway (SSB)

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

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What is known about Silja

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1967–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.