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Camilla vs Roxanne

Camilla and Roxannecompared 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 Roxanne #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Camilla was ranked #871 and Roxanne #716 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Camilla and Roxanne over time

Camilla and Roxanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Roxanne held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Camilla 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.

Roxanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Camilla 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 Roxanne changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1982 and 2019, ending at #871 and #716.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Roxanne in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Roxanne #229 in 2009.

    The order changed in 2014: Camilla moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #616 and #575; by 2014 that had become #468 and #608.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Roxanne #1541.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 19822019

    Camilla held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Roxanne in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 1989, Roxanne #388 in 1986.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Camilla #871, Roxanne #716.

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, Roxanne
FieldCamillaRoxanne
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
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024)
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 Roxanne both have 3 syllables.
  • 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 #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Roxanne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls