Niels vs Samir
Niels 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, Niels was ranked #471 and Samir #518 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Niels was ranked #4023 and Samir #790 among boys in England and Wales.
Niels and Samir over time
Niels and Samir appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Samir held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Niels in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Niels reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Samir 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
Niels and Samir changed places 18 times in Norway · Boys between 1957 and 2025, ending at #471 and #518.
- Longest-running competitions
Niels and Samir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #471 and #518.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Niels #232 in 1963, Samir #275 in 1964.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1957–2025
Niels held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Samir in 25.
Highest recorded here: Niels #232 in 1963, Samir #275 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Niels #471, Samir #518.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 1998–2016
Niels held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Samir in 9.
Highest recorded here: Niels #1642 in 1998, Samir #328 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Niels #4023, Samir #790.
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 | Niels | 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, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #471 (2025) | Norway · Boys #518 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Niels has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Samir.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Niels
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #233 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: #201 among boys in Norway, in 1959 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #471 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