Abdullahi vs Samuel
Abdullahi and Samuelcompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Abdullahi was ranked #418 and Samuel #53 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdullahi was ranked #1402 and Samuel #60 among boys in England and Wales.
Abdullahi and Samuel over time
Abdullahi and Samuel appear together in 2 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Samuel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abdullahi 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Abdullahi and Samuel changed places 9 times in Norway · Boys between 1954 and 2024, ending at #418 and #53.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdullahi and Samuel were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 63 years, from 1954 to 2024, ending at #418 and #53.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Abdullahi #462 in 2006, Samuel #6 in 2004.
List by list
Norway · Boys63 shared years, 1954–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Samuel in 54.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #245 in 1998, Samuel #44 in 2019.
The order changed in 1976: Samuel moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #365 and #505; by 1976 that had become #576 and #260.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #418, Samuel #53.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullahi held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samuel in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abdullahi #462 in 2006, Samuel #6 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullahi #1402, Samuel #60.
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 | Abdullahi | Samuel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally rendered as 'name of God', though also popularly interpreted as 'God has heard' — sources differ on which root is emphasised. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈsæmjuːəl/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #418 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #38 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samuel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel); Abdullahi does not have one recorded yet.
- Abdullahi has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Samuel.
- A meaning is recorded for Samuel; Abdullahi doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Abdullahi
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #404 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2024
Highest recorded position: #245 among boys in Norway, in 1998 (recorded 1954–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1402 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Samuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #339 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 1998 (recorded 1967–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #38 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys