Cecilie vs Erna
Cecilie and Ernacompared 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 2002, Cecilie was ranked #74 and Erna #612 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Erna over time
Cecilie and Erna appear together in 1 published list, across 41 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Erna 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.
Erna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 1961, Cecilie moved ahead of Erna in Norway · Girls — #207 and #138 the year before became #137 and #167.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Erna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1945 to 2002, ending at #74 and #612.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1945–2002
Cecilie held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Erna in 15.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Erna #74 in 1948.
The order changed in 1961: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #207 and #138; by 1961 that had become #137 and #167.
Most recent shared year, 2002: Cecilie #74, Erna #612.
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 | Erna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Norway · Girls #612 (2002) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Erna.
- 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
Erna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #78 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2002
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Norway, in 1948 (recorded 1945–2002).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #612 among girls in Norway, in 2002.
Norway · Girls