Cecilia vs Ide
Cecilia and Idecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Cecilia was ranked #245 and Ide #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Cecilia was ranked #734 and Ide #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cecilia and Ide over time
Cecilia and Ide appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Cecilia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ide 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.
Cecilia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ide 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
Cecilia and Ide changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2017, ending at #734 and #471.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1965–2017
Cecilia held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ide in 11.
Highest recorded here: Cecilia #165 in 1965, Ide #312 in 1976.
The order changed in 2010: Ide moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #559 and #655; by 2010 that had become #910 and #758.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Cecilia #734, Ide #471.
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 | Cecilia | Ide |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Traditionally linked to the Latin word for 'blind', via the Roman family name Caecilius it derives from — a family-name etymology rather than a poetic or virtue meaning. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin, feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /sɛˈsiːliə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilia has a recorded origin (Latin, feminine form of the Roman family name Caecilius); Ide does not have one recorded yet.
- Cecilia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ide.
- A meaning is recorded for Cecilia; Ide doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cecilia
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #361 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #165 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #496 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ide
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2017
Highest recorded position: #312 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1965–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls