Cecilie vs Therese
Cecilie and Theresecompared 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 Therese #441 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Cecilie was ranked #3705 and Therese #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecilie and Therese over time
Cecilie and Therese appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Therese 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 Therese changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2025, ending at #3705 and #5927.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 69 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cecilie and Therese averaged 48.8 places apart, ending at #452 and #441.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Therese were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 69 years, from 1946 to 2024, ending at #452 and #441.
List by list
Norway · Girls69 shared years, 1946–2024
Cecilie held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Therese in 7.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Therese #21 in 1986.
The order changed in 2024: Therese moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #436 and #458; by 2024 that had become #452 and #441.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecilie #452, Therese #441.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2025
Cecilie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Therese in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #2504 in 2023, Therese #2084 in 2005.
The order changed in 2023: Cecilie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #5669 and #4645; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #4709.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cecilie #3705, Therese #5927.
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 | Therese |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) | Norway · Girls #487 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie and Therese 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Therese
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls