Phillip vs Samir

Phillip 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, Phillip was ranked #268 and Samir #518 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2018, Phillip was ranked #572 and Samir #749 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Phillip was ranked #1460 and Samir #898 among boys in England and Wales.

Phillip and Samir over time

Phillip and Samir appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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
Phillip and Samir changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1460 and #898.
Mirrored each other
Over 35 shared years in Norway · Boys, Phillip rose about as far as Samir fell — from #611 and #318 in 1972 to #268 and #518 in 2025.
Longest-running competitions
Phillip and Samir were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 35 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #268 and #518.

List by list

Norway · Boys35 shared years, 1972–2025
Phillip held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Samir in 9.
Highest recorded here: Phillip #116 in 2013, Samir #318 in 1972.
The order changed in 2000: Phillip moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #487 and #463; by 2000 that had become #254 and #571.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Phillip #268, Samir #518.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Phillip held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Samir in 19.
Highest recorded here: Phillip #180 in 1996, Samir #328 in 2004.
The order changed in 2018: Samir moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #968 and #1042; by 2018 that had become #835 and #763.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Phillip #1460, 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.

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 Phillip

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

Adrian vs Phillip
Adrian and Phillip changed places 13 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1994, ending at #62 and #90.
Adrian · Phillip · 42 shared years, 1952–1994 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1994 New South Wales, Australia ranking
John vs Phillip
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Phillip #14 in 1952.
John · Phillip · 43 shared years, 1952–1994 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Richard vs Phillip
Across 43 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Richard and Phillip averaged 8.8 places apart, ending at #81 and #90.
Richard · Phillip · 43 shared years, 1952–1994 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1994 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Ian vs Phillip
Across 38 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Ian and Phillip averaged 8.9 places apart, ending at #78 and #63.
Ian · Phillip · 38 shared years, 1952–1989 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Phillip, Samir
Field	Phillip	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	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Boys #268 (2025)	Norway · Boys #518 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Phillip and Samir both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Phillip

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1994
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1994).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #268 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