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Cameron vs Marcelina

Cameron and Marcelinacompared 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 · Girls

    In 2009, Cameron was ranked #893 and Marcelina #539 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Cameron was ranked #3333 and Marcelina #1719 among girls in England and Wales.

Cameron and Marcelina over time

Cameron and Marcelina appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Marcelina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cameron 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.

Cameron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marcelina 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 Marcelina changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2007 and 2025, ending at #3333 and #1719.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 20072025

    Cameron held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Marcelina in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Cameron #1040 in 2010, Marcelina #861 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2024: Marcelina moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2201 and #2346; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #1672.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Cameron #3333, Marcelina #1719.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Cameron

Pairs where Cameron shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cameron, Marcelina
FieldCameronMarcelina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables34
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #216 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cameron has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Marcelina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Marcelina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #2627 among girls in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #395 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2008–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls