Cecilie vs Iman
Cecilie and Imancompared 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 2024, Cecilie was ranked #452 and Iman #279 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #3695 and Iman #603 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Iman over time
Cecilie and Iman appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Iman changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 2024, ending at #452 and #279.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Iman were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #452 and #279.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Iman in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Iman #220 in 2009.
The order changed in 2023: Iman moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #351 and #377; by 2023 that had become #436 and #279.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #452, Iman #279.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Iman in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Iman #286 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #3695, Iman #603.
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 | Iman |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Norway · Girls #374 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Iman.
- 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
Iman
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #467 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1964–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #374 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls