Cecilie vs Margareth
Cecilie and Margarethcompared 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 1992, Cecilie was ranked #41 and Margareth #613 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Margareth over time
Cecilie and Margareth appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Margareth 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.
Margareth 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1961, Cecilie moved ahead of Margareth in Norway · Girls — #207 and #194 the year before became #137 and #165.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Margareth were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1945 to 1992, ending at #41 and #613.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1945–1992
Cecilie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Margareth in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Margareth #113 in 1953.
The order changed in 1961: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #207 and #194; by 1961 that had become #137 and #165.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Cecilie #41, Margareth #613.
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 | Margareth |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Norway · Girls #613 (1992) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie and Margareth both have 3 syllables.
- 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Margareth
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #240 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1992
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #613 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls