Camilla vs Leanne
Camilla and Leannecompared 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 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Leanne #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Camilla was ranked #883 and Leanne #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Camilla and Leanne over time
Camilla and Leanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 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 Leanne changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1973 and 2021, ending at #883 and #883.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Leanne in 13.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Leanne #88 in 1996.
The order changed in 2009: Camilla moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #790 and #608; by 2009 that had become #689 and #821.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Leanne #2115.
Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1973–2021
Camilla held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Leanne in 23.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #321 in 1975, Leanne #26 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Camilla #883, Leanne #883.
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 | Leanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #279 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024) |
| 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 has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Leanne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Leanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1957–1986
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1957–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls