Cecilie vs Marwa
Cecilie and Marwacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #3695 and Marwa #320 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Cecilie was ranked #452 and Marwa #343 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Marwa over time
Cecilie and Marwa appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 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.
Cecilie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Marwa 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 Marwa changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1982 and 2024, ending at #452 and #343.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Marwa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 38 years, from 1982 to 2024, ending at #452 and #343.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Marwa #320 in 2024.
List by list
Norway · Girls38 shared years, 1982–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Marwa in 5.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #20 in 1982, Marwa #320 in 2017.
The order changed in 2023: Marwa moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #360 and #378; by 2023 that had become #436 and #392.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #452, Marwa #343.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Marwa in 14.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Marwa #320 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #3695, Marwa #320.
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 | Marwa |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Norway · Girls #517 (2025) |
| 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 Marwa.
- 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
Marwa
Popularity journey
First recorded1982
First recorded at #654 among girls in Norway in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #320 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #517 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls