Cecilie vs Maja
Cecilie and Majacompared 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 Maja #22 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #3695 and Maja #425 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Maja over time
Cecilie and Maja appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1999, Maja moved ahead of Cecilie in Norway · Girls — #55 and #65 the year before became #63 and #61.
- Mirrored each other
Over 60 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Cecilie fell — from #207 and #444 in 1960 to #452 and #22 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Maja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 60 years, from 1960 to 2024, ending at #452 and #22.
List by list
Norway · Girls60 shared years, 1960–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Maja in 26.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Maja #16 in 2009.
The order changed in 1999: Maja moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #55 and #65; by 1999 that had become #63 and #61.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #452, Maja #22.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maja in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Maja #128 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #3695, Maja #425.
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 | Maja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Norway · Girls #27 (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 Maja.
- 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
Maja
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #444 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls