Cecilie vs Trude
Cecilie and Trudecompared 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 2005, Cecilie was ranked #147 and Trude #570 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Trude over time
Cecilie and Trude appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Trude 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.
Trude 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 1972, Cecilie moved ahead of Trude in Norway · Girls — #49 and #37 the year before became #32 and #38.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Trude were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 58 years, from 1946 to 2005, ending at #147 and #570.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Cecilie #17 in 1975, Trude #25 in 1974.
List by list
Norway · Girls58 shared years, 1946–2005
Cecilie held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Trude in 23.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Trude #25 in 1974.
The order changed in 1972: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1971 they stood at #49 and #37; by 1972 that had become #32 and #38.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Cecilie #147, Trude #570.
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 | Trude |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #570 (2005) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecilie has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Trude.
- 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
Trude
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #287 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2005
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Norway, in 1974 (recorded 1946–2005).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #570 among girls in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Girls