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Camilla vs Celia

Camilla and Celiacompared 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.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Camilla was ranked #279 and Celia #393 among girls in Norway.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #556 and Celia #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Celia #751 among girls in England and Wales.

Camilla and Celia over time

Camilla and Celia appear together in 3 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Celia in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Camilla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Celia in 1. 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

    Camilla and Celia changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2024, ending at #556 and #631.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Celia in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Celia #562 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Celia #751.

  • Norway · Girls27 shared years, 19742025

    Camilla held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Celia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #3 in 1979, Celia #326 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #279, Celia #393.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 19662024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Celia in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Celia #284 in 1969.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #556, Celia #631.

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 Camilla, Celia
FieldCamillaCelia
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)Norway · Girls #393 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Celia.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Camilla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Celia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #393 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls