Cecelia vs Karena
Cecelia and Karenacompared 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 Karena #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2007, Cecelia was ranked #2410 and Karena #5201 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecelia and Karena over time
Cecelia and Karena appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Karena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cecelia 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cecelia #321 in 1975, Karena #349 in 1973.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1971–1984
Cecelia held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Karena in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #321 in 1975, Karena #349 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Cecelia #516, Karena #516.
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 | Karena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #431 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #734 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecelia and Karena both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Karena
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2018
Highest recorded position: #349 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1971–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls