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Camilla vs Suzanne

Camilla and Suzannecompared 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 2005, Camilla was ranked #58 and Suzanne #441 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Camilla was ranked #625 and Suzanne #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Camilla was ranked #734 and Suzanne #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Camilla and Suzanne over time

Camilla and Suzanne appear together in 3 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Camilla held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Suzanne in 1.

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.

Camilla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Suzanne 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 Suzanne changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2018, ending at #734 and #734.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Camilla and Suzanne were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1955 to 2005, ending at #58 and #441.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls37 shared years, 19552005

    Camilla held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Suzanne in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #2 in 1980, Suzanne #272 in 1986.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Camilla #58, Suzanne #441.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 19662018

    Camilla held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Suzanne in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #236 in 1966, Suzanne #42 in 1972.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Camilla #734, Suzanne #734.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Camilla held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Suzanne in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Camilla #408 in 2018, Suzanne #364 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2006: Camilla moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #931 and #745; by 2006 that had become #717 and #1585.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Camilla #625, Suzanne #3015.

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, Suzanne
FieldCamillaSuzanne
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #279 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3015 (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 Suzanne both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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 #279 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Suzanne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #25 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1982

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1982).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls