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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, 19672025

    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, 19962024

    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, 19672014

    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

Side-by-side comparison of Camilla, Marlene
FieldCamillaMarlene
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)Norway · Girls #516 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

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

  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 #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Marlene

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1967–2025

    Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Norway, in 1987 (recorded 1967–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls