Cecilie vs Inger-Marie
Cecilie and Inger-Mariecompared 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 1989, Cecilie was ranked #34 and Inger-Marie #668 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Inger-Marie over time
Cecilie and Inger-Marie appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Inger-Marie 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.
Inger-Marie 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 · Girls26 shared years, 1945–1989
Cecilie held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Inger-Marie in 2.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Inger-Marie #245 in 1945.
The order changed in 1947: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1946 they stood at #325 and #311; by 1947 that had become #264 and #267.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Cecilie #34, Inger-Marie #668.
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 | Inger-Marie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) | Norway · Girls #668 (1989) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 58/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Inger-Marie.
- 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Inger-Marie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #245 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1989
Highest recorded position: #245 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1989).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #668 among girls in Norway, in 1989.
Norway · Girls