Cecilie vs Katrine
Cecilie and Katrinecompared 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 2020, Cecilie was ranked #439 and Katrine #382 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2002, Cecilie was ranked #4137 and Katrine #4137 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Katrine over time
Cecilie and Katrine appear together in 1 published list, across 64 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Katrine 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.
Cecilie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Katrine 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Katrine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 64 years, from 1951 to 2020, ending at #439 and #382.
List by list
Norway · Girls64 shared years, 1951–2020
Cecilie held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Katrine in 2.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Katrine #40 in 1992.
The order changed in 2020: Katrine moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #351 and #519; by 2020 that had become #439 and #382.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Cecilie #439, Katrine #382.
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 | Katrine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Norway · Girls #382 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie and Katrine both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Katrine
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #398 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2020
Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in Norway, in 1992 (recorded 1951–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #382 among girls in Norway, in 2020.
Norway · Girls