Etymology in the sources
Source-reported20th century short form of Cecilie.
Sources for this account (2)
- Wiktionary: SiljeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
- Greek Wiktionary: SiljeCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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A given name in Polish, Danish and 2 more
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01 / Meaning & origin
Silje is a feminine given name documented in Polish, Danish, Finnish and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
20th century short form of Cecilie.
02 / Across borders
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7 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2022: 5 girls (rank 15306).
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1945–2025 Spelling: Silje
Recorded category girls
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Source: Statistics Norway · Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Published integer counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Births | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1964 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1965 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1966 | 4 | 499 | observed |
| 1967 | 8 | 377 | observed |
| 1968 | 13 | 289 | observed |
| 1969 | 20 | 214 | observed |
| 1970 | 25 | 185 | observed |
| 1971 | 36 | 159 | observed |
| 1972 | 53 | 125 | observed |
| 1973 | 70 | 100 | observed |
| 1974 | 127 | 66 | observed |
| 1975 | 258 | 20 | observed |
| 1976 | 303 | 19 | observed |
| 1977 | 318 | 15 | observed |
| 1978 | 323 | 15 | observed |
| 1979 | 360 | 11 | observed |
| 1980 | 389 | 8 | observed |
| 1981 | 436 | 5 | observed |
| 1982 | 487 | 1 | observed |
| 1983 | 516 | 1 | observed |
| 1984 | 598 | 1 | observed |
| 1985 | 712 | 1 | observed |
| 1986 | 684 | 1 | observed |
| 1987 | 601 | 1 | observed |
| 1988 | 594 | 2 | observed |
| 1989 | 627 | 2 | observed |
| 1990 | 636 | 2 | observed |
| 1991 | 686 | 1 | observed |
| 1992 | 597 | 2 | observed |
| 1993 | 590 | 2 | observed |
| 1994 | 579 | 1 | observed |
| 1995 | 534 | 2 | observed |
| 1996 | 464 | 4 | observed |
| 1997 | 440 | 4 | observed |
| 1998 | 493 | 2 | observed |
| 1999 | 375 | 9 | observed |
| 2000 | 362 | 12 | observed |
| 2001 | 370 | 11 | observed |
| 2002 | 306 | 14 | observed |
| 2003 | 257 | 19 | observed |
| 2004 | 236 | 21 | observed |
| 2005 | 176 | 37 | observed |
| 2006 | 147 | 44 | observed |
| 2007 | 132 | 47 | observed |
| 2008 | 158 | 38 | observed |
| 2009 | 125 | 54 | observed |
| 2010 | 101 | 67 | observed |
| 2011 | 99 | 65 | observed |
| 2012 | 71 | 92 | observed |
| 2013 | 52 | 119 | observed |
| 2014 | 39 | 155 | observed |
| 2015 | 62 | 100 | observed |
| 2016 | 33 | 175 | observed |
| 2017 | 34 | 165 | observed |
| 2018 | 22 | 222 | observed |
| 2019 | 23 | 208 | observed |
| 2020 | 19 | 230 | observed |
| 2021 | 12 | 284 | observed |
| 2022 | 21 | 197 | observed |
| 2023 | 18 | 234 | observed |
| 2024 | 7 | 385 | observed |
| 2025 | 14 | 273 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Silje” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure births. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC-BY-4.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
Norway — published individual first-name birth counts, 1945–2025
Statistics Norway (SSB) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Denmark — grouped top baby names, 1985–2025
Statistics Denmark (Danmarks Statistik) · Statistics Denmark attribution terms (commercial and non-commercial reuse permitted) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Imiona nadawane dzieciom w Polsce — first given names of children, PESEL register, 2000-2025 (national)
Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji (Ministry of Digital Affairs), Poland — PESEL register; published on dane.gov.pl · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
