Casey vs Sami
Casey and Samicompared 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, Casey was ranked #118 and Sami #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Casey was ranked #141 and Sami #432 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Casey was ranked #244 and Sami #297 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Casey was ranked #918 and Sami #4634 among girls in England and Wales.
Casey and Sami over time
Casey and Sami appear together in 3 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Casey held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sami in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Casey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sami in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Casey and Sami changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #244 and #297.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Casey held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Sami in 7.
Highest recorded here: Casey #196 in 2000, Sami #239 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Casey #244, Sami #297.
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1997–2025
Casey held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sami in 1.
Highest recorded here: Casey #118 in 2025, Sami #369 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Casey #118, Sami #829.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2021
Casey held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sami in 0.
Highest recorded here: Casey #109 in 2001, Sami #3156 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Casey #918, Sami #4634.
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 | Casey | Sami |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #118 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (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
- Casey and Sami both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Casey
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #304 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Sami
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #506 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys