Camilla vs Marlene
Camilla and Marlenecompared 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 Marlene #516 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Camilla was ranked #584 and Marlene #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Marlene #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Camilla and Marlene over time
Camilla and Marlene appear together in 3 published lists, across 89 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Marlene in 0.
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 Marlene changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2014, ending at #584 and #876.
- Longest-running competitions
Camilla and Marlene were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 50 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #279 and #516.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Camilla #326 in 1970, Marlene #326 in 1970.
List by list
Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1967–2025
Camilla held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Marlene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #2 in 1980, Marlene #91 in 1987.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #279, Marlene #516.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Marlene in 0.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Marlene #1585 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Marlene #4843.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1967–2014
Camilla held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Marlene in 2.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #326 in 1970, Marlene #326 in 1970.
The order changed in 2011: Camilla moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #523 and #523; by 2011 that had become #612 and #937.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Camilla #584, Marlene #876.
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 | Marlene |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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) | Norway · Girls #516 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Camilla and Marlene 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 #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Marlene
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #519 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1967–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls