Cameron vs Marla
Cameron and Marlacompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Cameron was ranked #541 and Marla #476 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cameron was ranked #4843 and Marla #516 among girls in England and Wales.
Cameron and Marla over time
Cameron and Marla appear together in 1 published list, across 27 years of shared records. Cameron held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cameron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marla 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Marla rose about as far as Cameron fell — from #2350 and #2350 in 1996 to #4843 and #516 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Cameron held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Marla in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cameron #431 in 2002, Marla #516 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cameron #4843, Marla #516.
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 | Marla |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| 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-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #476 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cameron has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Marla
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls