Kai vs Sammy
Kai 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, Kai was ranked #34 and Sammy #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Kai was ranked #52 and Sammy #326 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Kai was ranked #72 and Sammy #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Kai was ranked #3148 and Sammy #4645 among girls in England and Wales.
Kai and Sammy over time
Kai and Sammy appear together in 3 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Kai 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 1 of those lists, and Kai 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kai and Sammy changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2022, ending at #3148 and #4645.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Kai #1126 in 1997, Sammy #1543 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kai held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Sammy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kai #56 in 2003, Sammy #533 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kai #72, Sammy #1235.
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2022
Kai held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Sammy in 4.
Highest recorded here: Kai #1126 in 1997, Sammy #1543 in 1997.
The order changed in 2012: Kai moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #5785 and #4764; by 2012 that had become #3285 and #5876.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Kai #3148, Sammy #4645.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2007–2025
Kai held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sammy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Kai #30 in 2024, Sammy #430 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kai #34, 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.
Side by side
| Field | Kai | 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #23 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (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
- Kai has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Sammy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Kai
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #76 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #23 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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