Haris vs Sami
Haris and Samicompared 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 2024, Haris was ranked #333 and Sami #297 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Haris was ranked #478 and Sami #432 among boys in Scotland.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Haris was ranked #459 and Sami #441 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Haris was ranked #509 and Sami #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Haris and Sami over time
Haris and Sami appear together in 3 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Sami held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Haris in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Haris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sami in 1. 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
Haris and Sami changed places 14 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #333 and #297.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Haris and Sami averaged 36.3 places apart, ending at #333 and #297.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Haris #261 in 2007, Sami #239 in 2005.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Haris held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Sami in 21.
Highest recorded here: Haris #261 in 2007, Sami #239 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Haris #333, Sami #297.
Norway · Boys26 shared years, 1978–2023
Haris held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sami in 16.
Highest recorded here: Haris #314 in 1997, Sami #308 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Haris #459, Sami #441.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2010–2025
Haris held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Sami in 6.
Highest recorded here: Haris #491 in 2010, Sami #429 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Haris #509, Sami #829.
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 | Haris | Sami |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Haris and Sami both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Haris
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #614 among boys in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #261 among boys in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Sami
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #506 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #239 among boys in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys