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Gustav vs Samuel

Gustav and Samuelcompared 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.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Gustav was ranked #19 and Samuel #75 among boys in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2023, Gustav was ranked #2325 and Samuel #62 among boys in England and Wales.

Gustav and Samuel over time

Gustav and Samuel appear together in 2 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Samuel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gustav in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Samuel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Gustav 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.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys73 shared years, 1946–2025

    Gustav held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Samuel in 47.

    Highest recorded here: Gustav #19 in 2025, Samuel #44 in 2019.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Gustav #19, Samuel #75.

  • England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1997–2023

    Gustav held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samuel in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Gustav #1786 in 2015, Samuel #6 in 2004.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Gustav #2325, Samuel #62.

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 Gustav

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

Other comparisons involving Samuel

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

Pairs measured inside Norway's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Norway overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Gustav, Samuel
FieldGustavSamuel
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedTraditionally rendered as 'name of God', though also popularly interpreted as 'God has heard' — sources differ on which root is emphasised.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈsæmjuːəl/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #19 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #38 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Samuel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel); Gustav does not have one recorded yet.
  • Gustav and Samuel both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Samuel; Gustav doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.

How each name got here

Gustav

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #154 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #19 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Samuel

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #339 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1967–2023

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 1998 (recorded 1967–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #38 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys