Jodi vs Samia
Jodi and Samiacompared 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 · Girls
In 2011, Jodi was ranked #550 and Samia #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Jodi was ranked #4686 and Samia #2286 among girls in England and Wales.
Jodi and Samia over time
Jodi and Samia appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Samia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jodi 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.
Jodi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samia 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 · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2019
Jodi held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Samia in 14.
Highest recorded here: Jodi #362 in 1997, Samia #571 in 2005.
The order changed in 2005: Samia moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #471 and #590; by 2005 that had become #583 and #571.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Jodi #4686, Samia #2286.
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 | Jodi | Samia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| 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, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4608 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jodi and Samia both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jodi
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1980
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1973 (recorded 1967–1980).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #4608 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Boys
Samia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #571 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls