Samuel vs Storm
Samuel and Stormcompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Samuel was ranked #66 and Storm #2014 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Samuel was ranked #75 and Storm #79 among boys in Norway.
Samuel and Storm over time
Samuel and Storm appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Samuel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Storm in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Samuel and Storm changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1997 and 2025, ending at #75 and #79.
- Longest-running competitions
Samuel and Storm were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #66 and #2014.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Samuel held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Storm in 0.
Highest recorded here: Samuel #6 in 2004, Storm #718 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Samuel #66, Storm #2014.
Norway · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2025
Samuel held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Storm in 4.
Highest recorded here: Samuel #44 in 2019, Storm #50 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Samuel #75, Storm #79.
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 | Samuel | Storm |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Traditionally rendered as 'name of God', though also popularly interpreted as 'God has heard' — sources differ on which root is emphasised. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsæmjuːəl/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #38 (2025) | Norway · Boys #79 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Samuel has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Greek Samouel); Storm does not have one recorded yet.
- Samuel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Storm.
- A meaning is recorded for Samuel; Storm doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Samuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #339 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2023
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 1998 (recorded 1967–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #66 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Storm
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 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 recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #50 among boys in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls