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Silje

femaleStatistical record

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

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Norway · Girls

Rising

among girls in Norway · 1966–2025

Norway · Girls rank from 1966 to 2025, ranging from #1 to #542.197519851995200520152025#1#542
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
1966#542
1967#403
1968#299
1969#221
1970#191
1971#161
1972#125
1973#100
1974#67
1975#20
1976#19
1977#15
1978#15
1979#11
1980#8
1981#5
1982#1
1983#1
1984#1
1985#1
1986#1
1987#1
1988#2
1989#2
1990#2
1991#1
1992#2
1993#2
1994#1
1995#2
1996#4
1997#4
1998#2
1999#9
2000#12
2001#11
2002#14
2003#19
2004#21
2005#37
2006#45
2007#47
2008#38
2009#55
2010#67
2011#65
2012#94
2013#120
2014#157
2015#102
2016#178
2017#167
2018#227
2019#217
2020#242
2021#299
2022#201
2023#238
2024#405
2025#286

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

RisingNorway · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in every year from 1966 to 2025.

Official data for Norway, 1966–2025 · Statistics Norway (SSB). Data sources

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

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #542 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #286 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Norway from 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in Norway in 1994.

Silje'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#28614HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4057HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#23818HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#20121HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#29912HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#24219HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#21723HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#22722HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#16734HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#17833HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#10262HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#15739HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#12052HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#9471HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#6599HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#67101HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#55125HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#38158HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#47132HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#45147HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#37176HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#21236HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#19257HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#14306HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#11370HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#12362HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#9375HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#2493HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#4440HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#4464HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#2534HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#1579HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#2590HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#2597HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#1686HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#2636HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#2627HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#2594HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#1601HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#1684HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#1712HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#1598HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#1516HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#1487HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#5436HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#8389HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#11360HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#15323HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#15318HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#19303HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#20258HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#67127HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#10070HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#12553HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#16136HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#19125HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#22120HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#29913HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#4038HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#5424HighVerified
  • 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 Silje

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
1 official registrar, 1966–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

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 1966 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #1 in Norway in 1994. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.