Camilla vs Gretta

Camilla and Grettacompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Camilla was ranked #475 and Gretta #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Camilla was ranked #734 and Gretta #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Camilla and Gretta over time

Camilla and Gretta appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gretta in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Camilla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gretta in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

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 Gretta changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1970 and 2018, ending at #734 and #896.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Camilla #300 in 1972, Gretta #331 in 1973.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1970–2018
Camilla held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Gretta in 5.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #300 in 1972, Gretta #331 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Camilla #734, Gretta #896.

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
See the 2025 Norway ranking
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
See the 2014 Norway ranking
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
See the 2005 Norway ranking
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
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Camilla, Gretta
Field	Camilla	Gretta
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	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #279 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

Gretta

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2018
Highest recorded position: #331 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1965–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls