Cecilie vs Gretha
Cecilie and Grethacompared 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 1969, Cecilie was ranked #60 and Gretha #444 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Gretha over time
Cecilie and Gretha appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gretha 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.
Gretha 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1945–1969
Cecilie held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Gretha in 9.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #60 in 1969, Gretha #122 in 1945.
The order changed in 1955: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1954 they stood at #232 and #196; by 1955 that had become #228 and #268.
Most recent shared year, 1969: Cecilie #60, Gretha #444.
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 | Gretha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Norway · Girls #444 (1969) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Gretha.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Gretha
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #122 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1969
Highest recorded position: #122 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1969).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1969
Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in Norway, in 1969.
Norway · Girls