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Camilla vs Debra

Camilla and Debracompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1993, Camilla was ranked #415 and Debra #340 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Debra #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Camilla and Debra over time

Camilla and Debra appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 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.

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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 19661993

    Camilla held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Debra in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Debra #230 in 1970.

    The order changed in 1967: Debra moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #236 and #310; by 1967 that had become #393 and #246.

    Most recent shared year, 1993: Camilla #415, Debra #340.

  • England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 19962024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Debra in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #445 in 2020, Debra #1364 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Debra #5891.

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, Debra
FieldCamillaDebra
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, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
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 Debra.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

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

Debra

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1953–1973

    Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1958 (recorded 1953–1973).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls