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Camilla vs Farrah

Camilla and Farrahcompared 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 Farrah #131 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #556 and Farrah #197 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Farrah #1603 among girls in England and Wales.

Camilla and Farrah over time

Camilla and Farrah appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 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.

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 Farrah changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #625 and #1603.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Farrah in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Farrah #449 in 2011.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Farrah #1603.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 19772024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Farrah in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #369 in 1977, Farrah #185 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2008: Farrah moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #369 and #468; by 2008 that had become #501 and #403.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #556, Farrah #197.

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, Farrah
FieldCamillaFarrah
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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Farrah.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Farrah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1977

    First recorded at #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2003–2024

    Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2003–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls