Samira vs Tayla

Samira and Taylacompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Samira was ranked #1230 and Tayla #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Samira and Tayla over time

Samira and Tayla appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Tayla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Samira 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.

Tayla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Samira 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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Samira #410 in 2004, Tayla #238 in 2003.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Samira held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Tayla in 20.
Highest recorded here: Samira #410 in 2004, Tayla #238 in 2003.
The order changed in 2016: Samira moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #984 and #760; by 2016 that had become #782 and #1241.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Samira #1230, Tayla #3318.

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 Tayla

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

Emily vs Tayla
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 1998, Tayla #27 in 1996.
Emily · Tayla · 13 shared years, 1993–2005 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1998 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Tayla vs Renee
In New Zealand · Girls, Tayla moved into the top 50 at #27 in 1996 as Renee fell out of it to #51, having been #41 the year before.
Tayla · Renee · 10 shared years, 1994–2003 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New Zealand ranking
Eva vs Tayla
In New Zealand · Girls, Eva moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2006 as Tayla fell out of it to #56, having been #48 the year before.
Eva · Tayla · 10 shared years, 2002–2011 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2006 New Zealand ranking
Tayla vs Isabelle
In New Zealand · Girls, Isabelle moved into the top 50 at #37 in 2011 as Tayla fell out of it to #90, having been #49 the year before.
Tayla · Isabelle · 10 shared years, 2002–2011 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2011 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Samira, Tayla
Field	Samira	Tayla
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #451 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Samira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tayla.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Samira

Popularity journey

First recorded1961
First recorded at #458 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #451 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Tayla

Popularity journey

First recorded1993
First recorded at #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2011
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1994–2011).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls