Cormac vs Samual
Cormac and Samualcompared 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 2008, Cormac was ranked #54 and Samual #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Cormac was ranked #1207 and Samual #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Cormac and Samual over time
Cormac and Samual appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Cormac held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Samual 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.
Samual reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cormac 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cormac and Samual changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #1207 and #4991.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Cormac held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Samual in 5.
Highest recorded here: Cormac #417 in 2002, Samual #519 in 1998.
The order changed in 2008: Cormac moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #987 and #848; by 2008 that had become #867 and #987.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Cormac #1207, Samual #4991.
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 | Cormac | Samual |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cormac and Samual both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cormac
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — 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: #37 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Samual
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #520 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2023
Highest recorded position: #519 among boys in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2023).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4991 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys