Camilla vs Dara
Camilla and Daracompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Camilla was ranked #446 and Dara #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Camilla was ranked #556 and Dara #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Dara #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Camilla and Dara over time
Camilla and Dara appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Dara changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2024, ending at #556 and #556.
- Longest-running competitions
Camilla and Dara were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1966 to 2024, ending at #556 and #556.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1966–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Dara in 26.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Dara #175 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #556, Dara #556.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Dara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Dara #1393 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Dara #2574.
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 | Camilla | Dara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #279 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Camilla
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Dara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #72 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls