Cecilie vs Doris
Cecilie and Doriscompared 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 1987, Cecilie was ranked #23 and Doris #648 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #3695 and Doris #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Doris over time
Cecilie and Doris appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 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.
Doris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cecilie 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1958, Cecilie moved ahead of Doris in Norway · Girls — #237 and #179 the year before became #146 and #198.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cecilie and Doris changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2002 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #2411.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cecilie rose about as far as Doris fell — from #359 and #296 in 1945 to #23 and #648 in 1987.
List by list
Norway · Girls29 shared years, 1945–1987
Cecilie held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Doris in 7.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Doris #173 in 1955.
The order changed in 1958: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1957 they stood at #237 and #179; by 1958 that had become #146 and #198.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Cecilie #23, Doris #648.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2002–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Doris in 7.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Doris #2176 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #3695, Doris #2411.
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 | Cecilie | Doris |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Doris.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Doris
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #296 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1987
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1987).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls