Cathrine vs Cecilie
Cathrine 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 2020, Cathrine was ranked #478 and Cecilie #439 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1998, Cathrine was ranked #3848 and Cecilie #3848 among girls in England and Wales.
Cathrine and Cecilie over time
Cathrine and Cecilie appear together in 1 published list, across 61 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cathrine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cecilie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cathrine 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cathrine and Cecilie changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2020, ending at #478 and #439.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cathrine and Cecilie averaged 55.9 places apart, ending at #478 and #439.
- Longest-running competitions
Cathrine and Cecilie were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 61 years, from 1951 to 2020, ending at #478 and #439.
List by list
Norway · Girls61 shared years, 1951–2020
Cathrine held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Cecilie in 49.
Highest recorded here: Cathrine #21 in 1978, Cecilie #17 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Cathrine #478, Cecilie #439.
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 | Cathrine | 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #478 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathrine and Cecilie both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Cathrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2020
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1978 (recorded 1951–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in Norway, in 2020.
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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls