Silya
Silya Nymoen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter based in Oslo. She is the lead singer and songwriter in the band Silya & The Sailors.
Meaning & Origin of Silya
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Silya Nymoen is a Norwegian singer-songwriter based in Oslo. She is the lead singer and songwriter in the band Silya & The Sailors.
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The Story of Silya
Silya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2021, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 5 Silyas were born — ranking #15,244 that year. As of 2026, Silya ranks #15,292 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 10 Silyas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2020s through the 2020s.
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About the name Silya
Silya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2021 and has accumulated 10 births in the dataset. Silya's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #15,244. Use the chart and map above to compare Silya's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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