Dewi vs Samual
Dewi 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Dewi was ranked #1207 and Samual #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Dewi and Samual over time
Dewi and Samual appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Dewi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Samual in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dewi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samual 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
Dewi and Samual changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2023, ending at #1207 and #4991.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Dewi #390 in 1996, Samual #519 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Dewi held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Samual in 1.
Highest recorded here: Dewi #390 in 1996, Samual #519 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Dewi #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 | Dewi | 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-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1053 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dewi and Samual both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Dewi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #390 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #390 among boys in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1053 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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