Camilla vs Dymphna
Camilla and Dymphnacompared 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 1986, Camilla was ranked #458 and Dymphna #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Camilla and Dymphna over time
Camilla and Dymphna appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dymphna in 0.
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 Dymphna changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 1986, ending at #458 and #521.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Camilla #236 in 1966, Dymphna #236 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1966–1986
Camilla held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Dymphna in 4.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Dymphna #236 in 1966.
The order changed in 1986: Camilla moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #523 and #523; by 1986 that had become #458 and #521.
Most recent shared year, 1986: Camilla #458, Dymphna #521.
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 | Dymphna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #521 (1986) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dymphna.
- 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 #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Dymphna
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1986
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986.
Republic of Ireland · Girls