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Cameron vs Urwa

Cameron and Urwacompared 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 2024, Cameron was ranked #4843 and Urwa #1353 among girls in England and Wales.

Cameron and Urwa over time

Cameron and Urwa appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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 Urwa 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 20062024

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

    Highest recorded here: Cameron #1040 in 2010, Urwa #1353 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2024: Urwa moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2201 and #2346; by 2024 that had become #4843 and #1353.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cameron #4843, Urwa #1353.

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, Urwa
FieldCameronUrwa
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
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cameron has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Urwa.
  • 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 #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Urwa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2006

    First recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2006–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 2006–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls