Cameron vs Donall
Cameron and Donallcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1997, Cameron was ranked #157 and Donall #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2019, Cameron was ranked #197 and Donall #418 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Cameron and Donall over time
Cameron and Donall appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Cameron held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Donall 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.
Donall reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cameron 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 1972–1997
Cameron held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Donall in 3.
Highest recorded here: Cameron #157 in 1997, Donall #238 in 1972.
The order changed in 1995: Cameron moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #339 and #302; by 1995 that had become #191 and #301.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Cameron #157, Donall #382.
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 | Cameron | Donall |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #418 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cameron has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Donall.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cameron
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2015
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in New Zealand, in 2000 (recorded 1970–2015).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Donall
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1997
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1965–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1997
Most recently recorded at #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997.
Republic of Ireland · Boys