Cecilie vs Magda
Cecilie and Magdacompared 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 1995, Cecilie was ranked #42 and Magda #585 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Cecilie was ranked #2504 and Magda #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Magda over time
Cecilie and Magda appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Magda in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Magda 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cecilie rose about as far as Magda fell — from #359 and #306 in 1945 to #42 and #585 in 1995.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1945–1995
Cecilie held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Magda in 2.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #19 in 1978, Magda #295 in 1952.
The order changed in 1953: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1952 they stood at #321 and #295; by 1953 that had become #266 and #425.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Cecilie #42, Magda #585.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2023
Cecilie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Magda in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Magda #2759 in 2009.
The order changed in 2020: Cecilie moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #5742 and #2887; by 2020 that had become #3117 and #3899.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Cecilie #2504, Magda #5687.
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 | Magda |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| 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 Magda.
- 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
Magda
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #306 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1995
Highest recorded position: #295 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–1995).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls