Bryce vs Sam
Bryce and Samcompared 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 2007, Bryce was ranked #315 and Sam #56 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2007, Bryce was ranked #629 and Sam #59 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2000, Bryce was ranked #91 and Sam #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Bryce was ranked #535 and Sam #127 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Bryce was ranked #2088 and Sam #334 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Bryce was ranked #4709 and Sam #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Bryce and Sam over time
Bryce and Sam appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Sam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bryce in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bryce 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 · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bryce held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sam in 29.
Highest recorded here: Bryce #533 in 2001, Sam #47 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bryce #2088, Sam #334.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 1989–2000
Bryce held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Sam in 10.
Highest recorded here: Bryce #73 in 1995, Sam #63 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Bryce #91, Sam #83.
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 | Bryce | Sam |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #535 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #50 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bryce has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sam.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Bryce
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1989–2000
Highest recorded position: #73 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 (recorded 1989–2000).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Sam
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #340 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1983–2025
Highest recorded position: #38 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1983–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #289 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys