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Anne-Britt vs Cecilie

Anne-Britt and Ceciliecompared 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.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 1987, Anne-Britt was ranked #640 and Cecilie #23 among girls in Norway.

Anne-Britt and Cecilie over time

Anne-Britt and Cecilie appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anne-Britt in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Anne-Britt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cecilie 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.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1958, Cecilie moved ahead of Anne-Britt in Norway · Girls — #175 and #237 the year before became #152 and #146.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Anne-Britt and Cecilie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1945 to 1987, ending at #640 and #23.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls34 shared years, 19451987

    Anne-Britt held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Cecilie in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Anne-Britt #152 in 1958, Cecilie #19 in 1977.

    The order changed in 1958: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #175 and #237; by 1958 that had become #152 and #146.

    Most recent shared year, 1987: Anne-Britt #640, Cecilie #23.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Cecilie

Pairs where Cecilie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Anne-Britt, Cecilie
FieldAnne-BrittCecilie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNOGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #640 (1987)England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Anne-Britt and Cecilie both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Anne-Britt

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #197 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–1987

    Highest recorded position: #152 among girls in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1945–1987).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1987

    Most recently recorded at #640 among girls in Norway, in 1987.

    Norway · Girls

Cecilie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #359 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls