Camilla vs Derval
Camilla and Dervalcompared 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 1985, Camilla was ranked #456 and Derval #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Camilla and Derval over time
Camilla and Derval appear together in 1 published list, across 17 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.
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 Derval changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 1985, ending at #456 and #519.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Camilla #236 in 1966, Derval #236 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1966–1985
Camilla held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Derval in 7.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Derval #236 in 1966.
The order changed in 1985: Camilla moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #438 and #365; by 1985 that had become #456 and #519.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Camilla #456, Derval #519.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Camilla
Pairs where Camilla shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Thea vs Camilla
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Thea rose about as far as Camilla fell — from #395 and #142 in 1965 to #50 and #279 in 2025.
Thea · Camilla · 61 shared years, 1965–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Camilla vs Jeanette
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Girls, Camilla rose about as far as Jeanette fell — from #362 and #342 in 1949 to #164 and #522 in 2014.
Camilla · Jeanette · 55 shared years, 1949–2014 · Mirrored each other
- Camilla vs Trude
Over 49 shared years in Norway · Girls, Camilla rose about as far as Trude fell — from #362 and #296 in 1949 to #58 and #570 in 2005.
Camilla · Trude · 49 shared years, 1949–2005 · Mirrored each other
- Camilla vs Marte
Camilla and Marte changed places 18 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2025, ending at #279 and #480.
Camilla · Marte · 70 shared years, 1949–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Camilla | Derval |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #279 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #705 (2007) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Derval.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 #590 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Derval
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2007
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007.
Republic of Ireland · Girls