Cecilie vs Åslaug
Cecilie and Åslaugcompared 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 1985, Cecilie was ranked #21 and Åslaug #687 among girls in Norway.
Cecilie and Åslaug over time
Cecilie and Åslaug appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Cecilie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Åslaug in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Åslaug 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 31 shared years in Norway · Girls, Cecilie rose about as far as Åslaug fell — from #264 and #302 in 1947 to #21 and #687 in 1985.
- Longest-running competitions
Cecilie and Åslaug were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1947 to 1985, ending at #21 and #687.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1947–1985
Cecilie held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Åslaug in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cecilie #17 in 1975, Åslaug #256 in 1951.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Cecilie #21, Åslaug #687.
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 | Åslaug |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #687 (1985) |
| 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 1 for Åslaug.
- 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
Åslaug
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #302 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–1985
Highest recorded position: #250 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1947–1985).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #687 among girls in Norway, in 1985.
Norway · Girls