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Camilla vs Kerrie

Camilla and Kerriecompared 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 2012, Camilla was ranked #639 and Kerrie #4838 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Camilla was ranked #883 and Kerrie #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Camilla and Kerrie over time

Camilla and Kerrie 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 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Camilla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kerrie 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 Kerrie changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1972 and 2021, ending at #883 and #764.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Camilla #462 in 1996, Kerrie #428 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 19722021

    Camilla held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kerrie in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #300 in 1972, Kerrie #122 in 1991.

    The order changed in 2019: Kerrie moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #651 and #734; by 2019 that had become #871 and #871.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Camilla #883, Kerrie #764.

  • England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 19962012

    Camilla held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Kerrie in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #462 in 1996, Kerrie #428 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2001: Camilla moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #712 and #701; by 2001 that had become #816 and #936.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Camilla #639, Kerrie #4838.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Camilla, Kerrie
FieldCamillaKerrie
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, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #764 (2021)
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 Kerrie.
  • 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 #590 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kerrie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #54 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1975

    Highest recorded position: #28 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1957 (recorded 1952–1975).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls