Cecilie vs Heidi
Cecilie and Heidicompared 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 2024, Cecilie was ranked #3695 and Heidi #107 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #452 and Heidi #292 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Heidi over time
Cecilie and Heidi appear together in 2 published lists, across 93 years of shared records. Heidi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cecilie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Heidi 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cecilie and Heidi changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2024, ending at #452 and #292.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Heidi were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 79 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #452 and #292.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Heidi #84 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Girls79 shared years, 1945–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Heidi in 51.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Heidi #2 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #452, Heidi #292.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Heidi in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Heidi #84 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #3695, Heidi #107.
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 | Heidi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A German diminutive of Adelheid. Gained wide recognition through Johanna Spyri's 1880 children's novel Heidi, and its 1937 film adaptation starring Shirley Temple. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid |
| Pronunciation | /ˈhaɪ̯.di/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #91 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Heidi has a recorded origin (Germanic, diminutive of Adelheid); Cecilie does not have one recorded yet.
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Heidi.
- A meaning is recorded for Heidi; Cecilie doesn't have one written yet.
- 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
Heidi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #188 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #437 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls