Camilla vs Jamila
Camilla and Jamilacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2011, Camilla was ranked #130 and Jamila #586 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Camilla was ranked #590 and Jamila #1809 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Camilla was ranked #663 and Jamila #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Camilla and Jamila over time
Camilla and Jamila appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jamila in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jamila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Camilla 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 Jamila changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #590 and #1809.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in Norway · Girls, Camilla rose about as far as Jamila fell — from #315 and #322 in 1961 to #130 and #586 in 2011.
- Longest-running competitions
Camilla and Jamila were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #590 and #1809.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Camilla held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Jamila in 1.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Jamila #736 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #590, Jamila #1809.
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1961–2011
Camilla held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Jamila in 0.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #3 in 1977, Jamila #322 in 1961.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Camilla #130, Jamila #586.
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 | Jamila |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #279 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1809 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Camilla and Jamila both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
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
Jamila
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #322 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2011
Highest recorded position: #322 among girls in Norway, in 1961 (recorded 1961–2011).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls