Jon vs Samir
Jon and Samircompared 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, Jon was ranked #124 and Samir #518 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2009, Jon was ranked #701 and Samir #604 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jon was ranked #1758 and Samir #898 among boys in England and Wales.
Jon and Samir over time
Jon and Samir appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Jon and Samir changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #898.
- Longest-running competitions
Jon and Samir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 57 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #124 and #518.
List by list
Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1957–2025
Jon held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Samir in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jon #19 in 1982, Samir #275 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jon #124, Samir #518.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Jon held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Samir in 19.
Highest recorded here: Jon #239 in 1996, Samir #328 in 2004.
The order changed in 2008: Samir moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #492 and #622; by 2008 that had become #789 and #557.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jon #1758, Samir #898.
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 | Jon | Samir |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #124 (2025) | Norway · Boys #518 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jon has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Samir.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Jon
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #34 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among boys in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Samir
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #445 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #275 among boys in Norway, in 1964 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #518 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys