Cecilie vs Margun
Cecilie and Marguncompared 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 1968, Cecilie was ranked #78 and Margun #555 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Margun over time
Cecilie and Margun appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Margun 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.
Margun 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 Margun changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1968, ending at #78 and #555.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cecilie rose about as far as Margun fell — from #359 and #348 in 1945 to #78 and #555 in 1968.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1945–1968
Cecilie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Margun in 8.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #78 in 1968, Margun #200 in 1955.
The order changed in 1956: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1955 they stood at #228 and #200; by 1956 that had become #252 and #309.
Most recent shared year, 1968: Cecilie #78, Margun #555.
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 | Margun |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) | Norway · Girls #555 (1968) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Margun.
- 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Margun
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #348 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1968
Highest recorded position: #200 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1945–1968).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1968
Most recently recorded at #555 among girls in Norway, in 1968.
Norway · Girls