Camilla vs Maria
Camilla and Mariacompared 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 2025, Camilla was ranked #279 and Maria #62 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Camilla was ranked #556 and Maria #73 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Camilla was ranked #590 and Maria #88 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Camilla was ranked #446 and Maria #131 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Camilla and Maria over time
Camilla and Maria appear together in 3 published lists, across 139 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Camilla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Camilla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maria 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 Maria changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2025, ending at #279 and #62.
- Longest-running competitions
Camilla and Maria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #590 and #88.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Camilla #408 in 2018, Maria #66 in 2018.
List by list
Norway · Girls70 shared years, 1949–2025
Camilla held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Maria in 54.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #2 in 1980, Maria #3 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #279, Maria #62.
Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1966–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 39.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Maria #23 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #556, Maria #73.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Camilla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maria in 30.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Maria #66 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #590, Maria #88.
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 | Maria |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary). |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission |
| Pronunciation | /mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/ | |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #279 (2025) | Norway · Girls #62 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Camilla does not have one recorded yet.
- Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maria.
- A meaning is recorded for Maria; Camilla doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Maria
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls