Hayden vs Sammy

Hayden and Sammycompared 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.

Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Hayden was ranked #223 and Sammy #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Hayden was ranked #279 and Sammy #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Hayden was ranked #295 and Sammy #326 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Hayden was ranked #3148 and Sammy #4645 among girls in England and Wales.

Hayden and Sammy over time

Hayden and Sammy appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Hayden held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sammy 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.

Sammy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Hayden 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hayden held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sammy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #71 in 2008, Sammy #533 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayden #279, Sammy #1235.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2000–2022
Hayden held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sammy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #835 in 2009, Sammy #2167 in 2000.
The order changed in 2007: Hayden moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #3970 and #3382; by 2007 that had become #1741 and #4294.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Hayden #3148, Sammy #4645.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2007–2025
Hayden held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sammy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Hayden #186 in 2007, Sammy #430 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hayden #223, Sammy #509.

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 Hayden

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

Noah vs Hayden
Over 62 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Noah rose about as far as Hayden fell — from #225 and #124 in 1996 to #2 and #279 in 2024.
Noah · Hayden · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Mirrored each other
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Joshua vs Hayden
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Joshua #1 in 1993, Hayden #31 in 1994.
Joshua · Hayden · 28 shared years, 1987–2016 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1994 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Oliver vs Hayden
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Oliver #1 in 2009, Hayden #71 in 2008.
Oliver · Hayden · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2009 England and Wales ranking
Jamie vs Hayden
Across 36 shared years in New Zealand · Boys, Jamie and Hayden averaged 10.0 places apart, ending at #53 and #82.
Jamie · Hayden · 36 shared years, 1974–2009 · Closest over the longest run
See the 2009 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hayden, Sammy
Field	Hayden	Sammy
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	male	Used for both boys and girls
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Hayden and Sammy both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Hayden

Popularity journey

First recorded1974
First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2012
Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in New Zealand, in 1994 (recorded 1974–2012).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Sammy

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2015–2021
Highest recorded position: #326 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2015–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys