Angeline vs Cecily
Angeline and Cecilycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1969, Angeline was ranked #393 and Cecily #351 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Angeline was ranked #4843 and Cecily #625 among girls in England and Wales.
Angeline and Cecily over time
Angeline and Cecily appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Cecily held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Angeline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angeline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cecily in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Angeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Cecily in 26.
Highest recorded here: Angeline #1690 in 2005, Cecily #585 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Angeline #4843, Cecily #625.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Angeline | Cecily |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #625 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angeline has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Cecily.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Angeline
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2008
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1965–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Cecily
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #625 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls