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Bernice vs Camilla

Bernice and Camillacompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Bernice was ranked #4192 and Camilla #625 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Bernice was ranked #896 and Camilla #751 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Bernice and Camilla over time

Bernice and Camilla appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Bernice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Camilla 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

    Bernice and Camilla changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2015, ending at #896 and #751.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Bernice #236 in 1966, Camilla #236 in 1966.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Bernice held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Camilla in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Bernice #1074 in 1997, Camilla #408 in 2018.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernice #4192, Camilla #625.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 19662015

    Bernice held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Camilla in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Bernice #236 in 1966, Camilla #236 in 1966.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Bernice #896, Camilla #751.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Bernice, Camilla
FieldBerniceCamilla
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)Norway · Girls #279 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bernice and Camilla both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Bernice

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #257 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2015

    Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2015).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Camilla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls