Aaron vs Sami
Aaron and Samicompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Aaron was ranked #71 and Sami #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #114 and Sami #432 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Sami #297 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #354 and Sami #499 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Sami over time
Aaron and Sami appear together in 3 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sami 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.
Sami reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Aaron 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
Aaron and Sami changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 2024, ending at #354 and #499.
- Longest-running competitions
Aaron and Sami were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 38 years, from 1972 to 2024, ending at #354 and #499.
List by list
Norway · Boys38 shared years, 1972–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Sami in 14.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #162 in 2015, Sami #308 in 2004.
The order changed in 2005: Aaron moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #390 and #308; by 2005 that had become #272 and #556.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #354, Sami #499.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sami in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Sami #239 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Sami #297.
Republic of Ireland · Boys23 shared years, 1995–2025
Aaron held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Sami in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #6 in 1998, Sami #334 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aaron #71, Sami #829.
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 | Aaron | Sami |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Sami does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Sami both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Sami doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Sami
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #506 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys