Campbell vs Graham
Campbell and Grahamcompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Campbell was ranked #218 and Graham #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Campbell was ranked #3254 and Graham #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Campbell and Graham over time
Campbell and Graham appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Campbell held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Graham 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.
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
Campbell and Graham changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3254 and #5119.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Campbell #633 in 1996, Graham #341 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Campbell held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Graham in 12.
Highest recorded here: Campbell #633 in 1996, Graham #341 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Campbell moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2325 and #1533; by 2024 that had become #3254 and #5119.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Campbell #3254, Graham #5119.
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 | Campbell | Graham |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #218 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Campbell and Graham both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, NZ.
How each name got here
Campbell
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #96 among boys in New Zealand in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2002
Highest recorded position: #78 among boys in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1993–2002).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Graham
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #20 among boys 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 · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1979
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1979).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys