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Camilla vs Solgunn

Camilla and Solgunncompared 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 1986, Camilla was ranked #5 and Solgunn #673 among girls in Norway.

Camilla and Solgunn over time

Camilla and Solgunn appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Solgunn 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.

Solgunn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 28 shared years in Norway · Girls, Camilla rose about as far as Solgunn fell — from #362 and #354 in 1949 to #5 and #673 in 1986.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls28 shared years, 19491986

    Camilla held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Solgunn in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #3 in 1977, Solgunn #273 in 1960.

    The order changed in 1961: Camilla moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #425 and #273; by 1961 that had become #315 and #506.

    Most recent shared year, 1986: Camilla #5, Solgunn #673.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Camilla, Solgunn
FieldCamillaSolgunn
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NONO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)Norway · Girls #673 (1986)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Solgunn.
  • Both names have recorded usage in 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 #590 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Solgunn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #354 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 recorded1949–1986

    Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Norway, in 1960 (recorded 1949–1986).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent1986

    Most recently recorded at #673 among girls in Norway, in 1986.

    Norway · Girls