Cecelia vs Loretta
Cecelia and Lorettacompared 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 Loretta #308 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Cecelia was ranked #431 and Loretta #790 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecelia was ranked #463 and Loretta #1302 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecelia and Loretta over time
Cecelia and Loretta appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Loretta 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cecelia and Loretta changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #463 and #1302.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cecelia #463 in 2024, Loretta #876 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Cecelia held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Loretta in 11.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #463 in 2024, Loretta #876 in 2022.
The order changed in 2013: Cecelia moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2969 and #2521; by 2013 that had become #1433 and #2062.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecelia #463, Loretta #1302.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1964–1984
Cecelia held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Loretta in 16.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #189 in 1964, Loretta #180 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Cecelia #516, Loretta #308.
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 | Loretta |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #431 (2024) | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecelia and Loretta both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Loretta
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #180 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 recorded1964–1991
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1991).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1302 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls