Cecilie vs Linda
Cecilie and Lindacompared 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 Linda #376 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #3695 and Linda #1406 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Linda over time
Cecilie and Linda appear together in 2 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Linda 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.
Linda 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.
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 Linda changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2024, ending at #452 and #376.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Linda were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 78 years, from 1945 to 2024, ending at #452 and #376.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Cecilie #17 in 1975, Linda #1 in 1975.
List by list
Norway · Girls78 shared years, 1945–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Linda in 49.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Linda #1 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #452, Linda #376.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Linda in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Linda #638 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #3695, Linda #1406.
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 | Linda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Linda.
- 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
Linda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #329 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: #1 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls