Samir vs Victor
Samir and Victorcompared 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, Samir was ranked #518 and Victor #99 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Samir was ranked #552 and Victor #239 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Samir was ranked #898 and Victor #274 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Samir was ranked #619 and Victor #432 among boys in Scotland.
Samir and Victor over time
Samir and Victor appear together in 3 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Victor held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Samir in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Samir reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Victor 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
Samir and Victor changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #898 and #274.
- Longest-running competitions
Samir and Victor were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 57 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #518 and #99.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Samir #423 in 2003, Victor #162 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Boys57 shared years, 1957–2025
Samir held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Victor in 51.
Highest recorded here: Samir #275 in 1964, Victor #73 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Samir #518, Victor #99.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Samir held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Victor in 25.
Highest recorded here: Samir #328 in 2004, Victor #227 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Samir #898, Victor #274.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2003–2021
Samir held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Victor in 10.
Highest recorded here: Samir #423 in 2003, Victor #162 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Samir #552, Victor #239.
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 | Samir | Victor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #518 (2025) | Norway · Boys #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samir and Victor both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Victor
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #236 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: #73 among boys in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #99 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys