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Camilla vs Stacey

Camilla and Staceycompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #556 and Stacey #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Camilla was ranked #590 and Stacey #2138 among girls in England and Wales.

Camilla and Stacey over time

Camilla and Stacey appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 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.

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 Stacey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #590 and #2138.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Camilla held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Stacey in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Stacey #97 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2011: Camilla moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #695 and #623; by 2011 that had become #652 and #830.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Camilla #590, Stacey #2138.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 19772024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Stacey in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #363 in 1979, Stacey #39 in 1990.

    The order changed in 2024: Camilla moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #871 and #551; by 2024 that had become #556 and #898.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #556, Stacey #898.

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, Stacey
FieldCamillaStacey
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, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Camilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Stacey.
  • 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 #590 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Stacey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #99 among girls in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1973–1996

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls