Eddie vs Samual
Eddie 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, Eddie was ranked #206 and Samual #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2008, Eddie was ranked #529 and Samual #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Eddie and Samual over time
Eddie and Samual appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Eddie 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 Eddie 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 · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2023
Eddie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Samual in 2.
Highest recorded here: Eddie #206 in 2023, Samual #519 in 1998.
The order changed in 1999: Eddie moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #526 and #519; by 1999 that had become #471 and #586.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Eddie #206, 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 | Eddie | 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, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4991 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eddie and Samual both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Eddie
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #342 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #166 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #457 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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