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Cecilie

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Cecilie: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 1997–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1997 to 2025, ranging from #2504 to #5742.20022008201320222025#2504#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1997#3824
1998#3848
2002#4137
2003#3099
2005#4798
2008#3860
2009#5556
2011#2636
2013#5742
2020#3117
2021#3961
2022#5669
2023#2504
2024#3695
2025#3705

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in 79 of the 80 years from 1945 to 2024.

In 2024: #452 among girls in Norway, #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #17 in Norway in 1975.

Cecilie's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#37056HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#36956HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#250410HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#56693HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#39615HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#26369HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#55563HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#38605HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#30995HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#38483HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#38243HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#4525HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#4366HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#3519HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#3608HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#4395HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#3679HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#35111HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#3949HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#30216HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#35112HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#35012HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#28618HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#21526HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#24322HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#20728HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#19331HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#20030HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#18133HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#15940HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#14740HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#11254HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#10360HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#7486HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#8286HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#7990HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#63113HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#55129HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#41171HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#41170HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#42170HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#30220HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#34197HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#41184HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#32230HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#40206HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#34234HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#33233HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#23244HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#22250HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#21256HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#27221HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#27220HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#20263HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#20270HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#22262HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#19268HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#19279HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#19264HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#20294HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#17332HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#18337HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#24275HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#32238HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#49193HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#50164HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#60152HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#78106HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#9181HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#10064HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#9176HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#10063HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#11151HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#13236HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#13732HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#20718HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#15626HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#14628HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#23713HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#25212HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#22815HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#23214HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#26611HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#3218HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#25911HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#27210HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#25012HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#26411HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#3257HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#3594HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Cecilie is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Cecilie, between 1945 and 2025, in 80 of those 81 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

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Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202479#17 in 1975
England and Wales1997–202515#2504 in 2023

Its high point came 48 years earlier in Norway (1975) than in England and Wales (2023).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Cecilie

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #17 in Norway in 1975. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.