Archer vs Samuel

Archer 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.

New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Archer was ranked #35 and Samuel #38 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Archer was ranked #42 and Samuel #50 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Archer was ranked #173 and Samuel #60 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Archer was ranked #216 and Samuel #64 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Archer was ranked #209 and Samuel #69 among boys in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Archer was ranked #577 and Samuel #76 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Archer and Samuel over time

Archer and Samuel appear together in 5 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Samuel held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Archer 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.

Samuel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Archer 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 2020, Archer moved ahead of Samuel in New Zealand · Boys — #51 and #37 the year before became #49 and #50.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1999–2024
Archer held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samuel in 26.
Highest recorded here: Archer #169 in 2022, Samuel #6 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Archer #173, Samuel #60.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys14 shared years, 2012–2025
Archer held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Samuel in 10.
Highest recorded here: Archer #32 in 2018, Samuel #13 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Archer #35, Samuel #38.
New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 2013–2023
Archer held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Samuel in 7.
Highest recorded here: Archer #34 in 2022, Samuel #7 in 2013.
The order changed in 2020: Archer moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #51 and #37; by 2020 that had become #49 and #50.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Archer #42, Samuel #50.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2014–2025
Archer held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samuel in 10.
Highest recorded here: Archer #350 in 2024, Samuel #43 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Archer #577, Samuel #76.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2016–2024
Archer held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samuel in 8.
Highest recorded here: Archer #216 in 2024, Samuel #53 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Archer #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 Samuel

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

Samuel vs Graham
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #129 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 10 places apart; by 2023 they were #90 and #770.
Samuel · Graham · 54 shared years, 1964–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 5 places apart; by 2009 they were #37 and #701.
Samuel · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #119 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2021 they were #75 and #631.
Samuel · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Samuel vs Ross
In 1997 they stood at #39 and #30 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 9 places apart; by 2023 they were #79 and #395.
Samuel · Ross · 27 shared years, 1997–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Archer, Samuel
Field	Archer	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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #35 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #38 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Samuel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel); Archer does not have one recorded yet.
Archer and Samuel both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Samuel; Archer doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Archer

Popularity journey

First recorded1999
First recorded at #1281 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2012–2025
Highest recorded position: #32 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2018 (recorded 2012–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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