Recorded 2002–2022 Girls' name Peak 2014 64 births

Silje — girls' name

64 babies named Silje in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

64 girls have been named Silje since 2002, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2022.

64
total births
2002–2022
years on record
2010s
peak decade
77%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

77% of everyone ever named Silje was born in this single decade.

2014
Single peak year

13 babies were named Silje in 2014 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Silje

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Silje between 2002 and 2022, spanning 21 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Silje currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2014, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Silje performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 49 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Silje shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Silje in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 64 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Silje at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

64

Since 2002

21 years of records

Peak year

2014

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2002

Recorded for 21 years

Last year on file: 2022

Silje popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2002

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2014)
13
Annual births at peak — across 21 years of records
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Silje by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
49 births that decade — 77% of Silje's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Silje?
64 babies have been named Silje since 2002. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2014 with 13 births.
When was Silje most popular?
Silje was most popular in the 2010s decade with 49 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Silje been used?
Silje has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 21 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Silje?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Silvia, Silvana, Silver, Silva, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.