Cecilie vs Marielle
Cecilie and Mariellecompared 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 Marielle #377 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #3695 and Marielle #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Marielle over time
Cecilie and Marielle appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marielle 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cecilie and Marielle changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #4192.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Marielle were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 54 years, from 1965 to 2024, ending at #452 and #377.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Marielle #2888 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls54 shared years, 1965–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Marielle in 9.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Marielle #152 in 2009.
The order changed in 2024: Marielle moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #436 and #446; by 2024 that had become #452 and #377.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #452, Marielle #377.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Marielle in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Marielle #2888 in 2022.
The order changed in 2023: Cecilie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #5669 and #2888; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #5687.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #3695, Marielle #4192.
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 | Marielle |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #452 (2024) | Norway · Girls #445 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie and Marielle both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Marielle
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #544 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #152 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1965–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #445 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls