Aironas vs Samson
Aironas and Samsoncompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Aironas was ranked #415 and Samson #342 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Aironas was ranked #3959 and Samson #545 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2015, Aironas was ranked #699 and Samson #615 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Aironas and Samson over time
Aironas and Samson appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Samson held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aironas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aironas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samson in none. 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 2007–2018
Aironas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samson in 11.
Highest recorded here: Aironas #2039 in 2011, Samson #465 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Aironas #3959, Samson #545.
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 | Aironas | Samson |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3959 (2018) | Norway · Boys #439 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aironas has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Samson.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aironas
Popularity journey
First recorded2007
First recorded at #2435 among boys in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #3959 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys
Samson
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #541 among boys in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #798 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys