Cecilie vs Venche
Cecilie and Venchecompared 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 1973, Cecilie was ranked #24 and Venche #617 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Venche over time
Cecilie and Venche appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Venche 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.
Venche 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 Venche changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1973, ending at #24 and #617.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cecilie rose about as far as Venche fell — from #325 and #320 in 1946 to #24 and #617 in 1973.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1946–1973
Cecilie held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Venche in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #24 in 1973, Venche #190 in 1953.
The order changed in 1957: Cecilie moved ahead. In 1956 they stood at #252 and #228; by 1957 that had become #237 and #267.
Most recent shared year, 1973: Cecilie #24, Venche #617.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Cecilie
Pairs where Cecilie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Sara vs Cecilie
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sara rose about as far as Cecilie fell — from #385 and #264 in 1947 to #23 and #452 in 2024.
Sara · Cecilie · 73 shared years, 1947–2024 · Mirrored each other
- Mia vs Cecilie
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mia rose about as far as Cecilie fell — from #357 and #264 in 1947 to #15 and #452 in 2024.
Mia · Cecilie · 68 shared years, 1947–2024 · Mirrored each other
- Victoria vs Cecilie
Over 68 shared years in Norway · Girls, Victoria rose about as far as Cecilie fell — from #383 and #259 in 1951 to #84 and #452 in 2024.
Victoria · Cecilie · 68 shared years, 1951–2024 · Mirrored each other
- Sarah vs Cecilie
Over 64 shared years in Norway · Girls, Sarah rose about as far as Cecilie fell — from #490 and #207 in 1960 to #132 and #452 in 2024.
Sarah · Cecilie · 64 shared years, 1960–2024 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Cecilie | Venche |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #617 (1973) |
| 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 Venche.
- 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
Venche
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #320 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1973
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1946–1973).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1973
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 1973.
Norway · Girls