Birte vs Cecilie
Birte 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 2006, Birte was ranked #590 and Cecilie #159 among girls in Norway.
Birte and Cecilie over time
Birte and Cecilie appear together in 1 published list, across 56 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Birte 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.
Birte 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cecilie rose about as far as Birte fell — from #324 and #325 in 1946 to #590 and #159 in 2006.
- Longest-running competitions
Birte and Cecilie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1946 to 2006, ending at #590 and #159.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1946–2006
Birte held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Cecilie in 53.
Highest recorded here: Birte #171 in 1963, Cecilie #17 in 1975.
The order changed in 1954: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1953 they stood at #254 and #266; by 1954 that had become #317 and #232.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Birte #590, Cecilie #159.
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 | Birte | Cecilie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #590 (2006) | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Birte has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Cecilie.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Birte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2006
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1946–2006).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #590 among girls in Norway, in 2006.
Norway · Girls
Cecilie
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls