Fiadh vs Samuella

Fiadh and Samuellacompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Fiadh was ranked #374 and Samuella #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Fiadh and Samuella over time

Fiadh and Samuella appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Fiadh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Samuella 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.

Samuella reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fiadh 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 · Girls10 shared years, 2013–2024
Fiadh held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Samuella in 2.
Highest recorded here: Fiadh #355 in 2021, Samuella #3160 in 2013.
The order changed in 2016: Fiadh moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #5691 and #4684; by 2016 that had become #2757 and #4763.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fiadh #374, Samuella #3695.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Fiadh

Pairs where Fiadh shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Fiadh vs Ada
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fiadh #1 in 2021, Ada #34 in 2023.
Fiadh · Ada · 22 shared years, 2002–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Fiadh vs Alice
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fiadh #1 in 2021, Alice #29 in 2022.
Fiadh · Alice · 22 shared years, 2002–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2022 Republic of Ireland ranking
Fiadh vs Aria
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fiadh #1 in 2021, Aria #58 in 2023.
Fiadh · Aria · 16 shared years, 2009–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking
Fiadh vs Bonnie
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fiadh #1 in 2021, Bonnie #33 in 2023.
Fiadh · Bonnie · 22 shared years, 2002–2025 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Fiadh, Samuella
Field	Fiadh	Samuella
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Carries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Irish (modern)	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈfʲiə/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	1	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #3 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Fiadh has a recorded origin (Irish (modern)); Samuella does not have one recorded yet.
Fiadh has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Samuella.
A meaning is recorded for Fiadh; Samuella doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Fiadh

Popularity journey

First recorded2002
First recorded at #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Samuella

Popularity journey

First recorded2004
First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2024
Highest recorded position: #3160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2004–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls