Camilla vs Selina
Camilla and Selinacompared 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 Selina #227 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Camilla was ranked #556 and Selina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Camilla was ranked #590 and Selina #610 among girls in England and Wales.
Camilla and Selina over time
Camilla and Selina appear together in 3 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Camilla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Selina in 1. 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 Selina changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2024, ending at #556 and #898.
- Longest-running competitions
Camilla and Selina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #590 and #610.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1985–2025
Camilla held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Selina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #3 in 1988, Selina #220 in 2018.
The order changed in 2024: Selina moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #276 and #373; by 2024 that had become #275 and #270.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #279, Selina #227.
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1966–2024
Camilla held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Selina in 17.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Selina #166 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #556, Selina #898.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Camilla held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Selina in 15.
Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Selina #248 in 1996.
The order changed in 2011: Camilla moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #695 and #567; by 2011 that had become #652 and #738.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #590, Selina #610.
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 | Selina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #279 (2025) | Norway · Girls #227 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Camilla and Selina both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Selina
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls