Cecelia vs Gerardine
Cecelia and Gerardinecompared 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 1984, Cecelia was ranked #516 and Gerardine #459 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cecelia and Gerardine over time
Cecelia and Gerardine appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Gerardine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cecelia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Cecelia and Gerardine changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1984, ending at #516 and #459.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cecelia #189 in 1964, Gerardine #189 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1964–1984
Cecelia held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Gerardine in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #189 in 1964, Gerardine #189 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Cecelia #516, Gerardine #459.
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 | Cecelia | Gerardine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #431 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #503 (1989) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecelia has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Gerardine.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Cecelia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #463 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Gerardine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 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 recorded1964–1989
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989.
Republic of Ireland · Girls