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Andrew vs Samuel

Andrew and Samuel compared 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.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2013, Andrew was ranked #75 and Samuel #7 among boys in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2016, Andrew was ranked #89 and Samuel #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2021, Andrew was ranked #458 and Samuel #48 among boys in Norway.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Andrew was ranked #216 and Samuel #64 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Andrew was ranked #334 and Samuel #66 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Andrew was ranked #104 and Samuel #69 among boys in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Andrew was ranked #106 and Samuel #76 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Andrew and Samuel over time

Republic of Ireland · Boys
#30#10019642025Andrew #106Samuel #761964: Andrew #34, Samuel #1191965: Andrew #32, Samuel #1081966: Andrew #31, Samuel #1131967: Andrew #33, Samuel #1191968: Andrew #32, Samuel #1371969: Andrew #36, Samuel #1411970: Andrew #36, Samuel #1571971: Andrew #26, Samuel #1551972: Andrew #38, Samuel #1861973: Andrew #38, Samuel #1521974: Andrew #36, Samuel #1481975: Andrew #33, Samuel #1371976: Andrew #37, Samuel #1811977: Andrew #29, Samuel #1701978: Andrew #24, Samuel #1381979: Andrew #21, Samuel #1341980: Andrew #30, Samuel #1461981: Andrew #26, Samuel #1401982: Andrew #20, Samuel #1501983: Andrew #28, Samuel #1641984: Andrew #24, Samuel #1211985: Andrew #19, Samuel #1571986: Andrew #19, Samuel #1301987: Andrew #21, Samuel #1471988: Andrew #27, Samuel #991989: Andrew #23, Samuel #1001990: Andrew #18, Samuel #891991: Andrew #19, Samuel #961992: Andrew #16, Samuel #731993: Andrew #16, Samuel #891994: Andrew #20, Samuel #721995: Andrew #22, Samuel #741996: Andrew #19, Samuel #691997: Andrew #23, Samuel #711998: Andrew #23, Samuel #551999: Andrew #28, Samuel #552000: Andrew #31, Samuel #572001: Andrew #37, Samuel #492002: Andrew #41, Samuel #432003: Andrew #36, Samuel #372004: Andrew #32, Samuel #342005: Andrew #39, Samuel #352006: Andrew #43, Samuel #342007: Andrew #43, Samuel #352008: Andrew #41, Samuel #392009: Andrew #58, Samuel #372010: Andrew #58, Samuel #382011: Andrew #60, Samuel #392012: Andrew #60, Samuel #402013: Andrew #60, Samuel #332014: Andrew #61, Samuel #432015: Andrew #60, Samuel #412016: Andrew #72, Samuel #382017: Andrew #76, Samuel #522018: Andrew #76, Samuel #542019: Andrew #68, Samuel #602020: Andrew #93, Samuel #672021: Andrew #95, Samuel #752022: Andrew #124, Samuel #722023: Andrew #146, Samuel #902024: Andrew #106, Samuel #702025: Andrew #106, Samuel #76

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Norway · Boys
#100#30019462021Andrew #458Samuel #481946: Andrew #344, Samuel #3391947: Andrew #311, Samuel #3271948: Andrew #321, Samuel #3421950: Andrew #300, Samuel #2511951: Andrew #332, Samuel #3701954: Andrew #316, Samuel #4261957: Andrew #367, Samuel #3331960: Andrew #396, Samuel #4631961: Andrew #286, Samuel #4091962: Andrew #219, Samuel #4001963: Andrew #206, Samuel #3791964: Andrew #296, Samuel #4671965: Andrew #249, Samuel #4591966: Andrew #241, Samuel #3891967: Andrew #232, Samuel #4771968: Andrew #310, Samuel #4461969: Andrew #280, Samuel #4591970: Andrew #247, Samuel #3621971: Andrew #299, Samuel #4861972: Andrew #275, Samuel #4521973: Andrew #295, Samuel #5231974: Andrew #271, Samuel #3261975: Andrew #341, Samuel #5051976: Andrew #244, Samuel #2601977: Andrew #324, Samuel #2691978: Andrew #284, Samuel #2691979: Andrew #318, Samuel #2691980: Andrew #355, Samuel #2391981: Andrew #305, Samuel #3581982: Andrew #283, Samuel #2391983: Andrew #241, Samuel #2861984: Andrew #359, Samuel #2061985: Andrew #289, Samuel #2391986: Andrew #303, Samuel #2431987: Andrew #277, Samuel #2591988: Andrew #417, Samuel #1881989: Andrew #323, Samuel #1941990: Andrew #392, Samuel #2011991: Andrew #385, Samuel #2621992: Andrew #318, Samuel #1591993: Andrew #496, Samuel #2181994: Andrew #471, Samuel #1651996: Andrew #561, Samuel #1761997: Andrew #425, Samuel #1772000: Andrew #487, Samuel #1512001: Andrew #376, Samuel #1382003: Andrew #445, Samuel #1382004: Andrew #477, Samuel #1142007: Andrew #406, Samuel #962008: Andrew #496, Samuel #932009: Andrew #536, Samuel #892010: Andrew #462, Samuel #922011: Andrew #483, Samuel #872012: Andrew #405, Samuel #772014: Andrew #518, Samuel #742016: Andrew #402, Samuel #532021: Andrew #458, Samuel #48

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Andrew and Samuel over time

Andrew and Samuel appear together in 6 published lists, across 261 years of shared records. Samuel held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Andrew in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Andrew reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 6 of those lists, and Samuel 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1996, Samuel moved ahead of Andrew in New South Wales, Australia · Boys — #15 and #20 the year before became #22 and #16.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Andrew and Samuel changed places 10 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2021, ending at #458 and #48.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 42 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Andrew and Samuel averaged 35.1 places apart, ending at #89 and #15.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Andrew and Samuel were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #334 and #66.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Andrew held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Samuel in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #16 in 1992, Samuel #33 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2005: Samuel moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #32 and #34; by 2005 that had become #39 and #35.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrew #106, Samuel #76.

  • Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1946–2021

    Andrew held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Samuel in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #206 in 1963, Samuel #48 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Andrew #458, Samuel #48.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys42 shared years, 1972–2016

    Andrew held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Samuel in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #4 in 1980, Samuel #10 in 2003.

    The order changed in 1996: Samuel moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #15 and #20; by 1996 that had become #22 and #16.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Andrew #89, Samuel #15.

  • New Zealand · Boys42 shared years, 1967–2013

    Andrew held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Samuel in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #2 in 1975, Samuel #3 in 1998.

    The order changed in 1989: Samuel moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #6 and #7; by 1989 that had become #10 and #6.

    Most recent shared year, 2013: Andrew #75, Samuel #7.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Andrew held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samuel in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #29 in 1996, Samuel #6 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Andrew #334, Samuel #66.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Andrew held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Samuel in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Andrew #5 in 1997, Samuel #25 in 2005.

    The order changed in 2007: Samuel moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #30 and #36; by 2007 that had become #33 and #26.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrew #216, Samuel #64.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Andrew

Pairs where Andrew shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Samuel

Pairs where Samuel shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other →

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Andrew, Samuel
FieldAndrewSamuel
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningThe English form of Greek Andreas, from 'andreios' ('manly, masculine'), itself from 'aner' ('man'). The apostle Andrew was the first disciple to join Jesus and is patron saint of Scotland.Traditionally rendered as 'name of God', though also popularly interpreted as 'God has heard' — sources differ on which root is emphasised.
OriginGreek, biblicalBiblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel
Pronunciation/ˈæn.dɹuː//ˈsæmjuːəl/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New Zealand
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #38 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Andrew is recorded with a Greek, biblical origin, while Samuel is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel origin.
  • Andrew and Samuel both have 2 syllables.
  • Andrew's recorded meaning differs from Samuel's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Andrew

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1954–2013

    Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–2013).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Samuel

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1967–2023

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 1998 (recorded 1967–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #66 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys