Andy vs Seamie
Andy and Seamiecompared 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, Andy was ranked #262 and Seamie #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Andy and Seamie over time
Andy and Seamie appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Andy held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Seamie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Andy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Seamie 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Andy #262 in 2022, Seamie #327 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2012–2025
Andy held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Seamie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Andy #262 in 2022, Seamie #327 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Andy #262, Seamie #432.
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 | Andy | Seamie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #262 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #432 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andy and Seamie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Andy
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1992–2025
Highest recorded position: #236 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1992–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #262 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Seamie
Popularity journey
First recorded2012
First recorded at #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2025
Highest recorded position: #327 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2012–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys