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Cameron vs Sahra

Cameron and Sahracompared 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 2025, Cameron was ranked #3333 and Sahra #5927 among girls in England and Wales.

Cameron and Sahra over time

Cameron and Sahra appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Cameron held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sahra 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.

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 Sahra changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3333 and #5927.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Cameron and Sahra were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3333 and #5927.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cameron #414 in 2001, Sahra #962 in 2001.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Cameron held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Sahra in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Cameron #414 in 2001, Sahra #962 in 2001.

    The order changed in 2025: Cameron moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #4843 and #3015; by 2025 that had become #3333 and #5927.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Cameron #3333, Sahra #5927.

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, Sahra
FieldCameronSahra
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #216 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cameron has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sahra.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Sahra

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #489 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1960–2015

    Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Norway, in 2003 (recorded 1960–2015).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls