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Cameron vs Lennox

Cameron and Lennoxcompared 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.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Cameron was ranked #33 and Lennox #144 among boys in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Cameron was ranked #187 and Lennox #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Cameron was ranked #216 and Lennox #273 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Cameron was ranked #223 and Lennox #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Cameron was ranked #541 and Lennox #638 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Cameron was ranked #4843 and Lennox #2115 among girls in England and Wales.

Cameron and Lennox over time

Cameron and Lennox appear together in 4 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Cameron held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lennox in 1.

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.

Cameron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Lennox 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

    Cameron and Lennox changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2015 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #2115.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cameron #1783 in 2015, Lennox #1571 in 2016.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Cameron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lennox in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Cameron #23 in 2001, Lennox #273 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cameron #216, Lennox #273.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 20042025

    Cameron held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lennox in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Cameron #94 in 2007, Lennox #394 in 2017.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Cameron #223, Lennox #577.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 20052024

    Cameron held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lennox in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Cameron #47 in 2005, Lennox #265 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cameron #187, Lennox #339.

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 20152024

    Cameron held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Lennox in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Cameron #1783 in 2015, Lennox #1571 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2024: Lennox moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2201 and #2504; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #2115.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cameron #4843, Lennox #2115.

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 Cameron, Lennox
FieldCameronLennox
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #81 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cameron has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lennox.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Cameron

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1970–2015

    Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in New Zealand, in 2000 (recorded 1970–2015).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Lennox

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1458 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2020–2025

    Highest recorded position: #69 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2020–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #81 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys