Camilla vs Sally

Camilla and Sallycompared 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 2023, Camilla was ranked #276 and Sally #479 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Camilla was ranked #556 and Sally #342 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Camilla was ranked #446 and Sally #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Sally #1743 among girls in England and Wales.

Camilla and Sally over time

Camilla and Sally appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 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.

Longest-running competitions
Camilla and Sally were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 39 years, from 1966 to 2024, ending at #556 and #342.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1966–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sally in 38.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Sally #176 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #556, Sally #342.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Sally in 14.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Sally #144 in 1996.
The order changed in 2010: Camilla moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #689 and #556; by 2010 that had become #695 and #730.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Sally #1743.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Camilla

Pairs where Camilla shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Thea vs Camilla
Over 61 shared years in Norway · Girls, Thea rose about as far as Camilla fell — from #395 and #142 in 1965 to #50 and #279 in 2025.
Thea · Camilla · 61 shared years, 1965–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Camilla vs Jeanette
Over 55 shared years in Norway · Girls, Camilla rose about as far as Jeanette fell — from #362 and #342 in 1949 to #164 and #522 in 2014.
Camilla · Jeanette · 55 shared years, 1949–2014 · Mirrored each other
See the 2014 Norway ranking
Camilla vs Trude
Over 49 shared years in Norway · Girls, Camilla rose about as far as Trude fell — from #362 and #296 in 1949 to #58 and #570 in 2005.
Camilla · Trude · 49 shared years, 1949–2005 · Mirrored each other
See the 2005 Norway ranking
Camilla vs Marte
Camilla and Marte changed places 18 times in Norway · Girls between 1949 and 2025, ending at #279 and #480.
Camilla · Marte · 70 shared years, 1949–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Camilla, Sally
Field	Camilla	Sally
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, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #279 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #239 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sally.
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 #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Sally

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1993
Highest recorded position: #36 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1952–1993).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #239 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls