Annabel vs Lauren

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2012, Annabel was ranked #100 and Lauren #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Annabel was ranked #544 and Lauren #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Annabel was ranked #305 and Lauren #354 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Annabel was ranked #337 and Lauren #934 among girls in England and Wales.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Annabel was ranked #351 and Lauren #638 among girls in Scotland.

Annabel and Lauren over time

Annabel and Lauren appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Lauren held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Annabel in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Lauren reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Annabel 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1979–2025

  Annabel held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lauren in 32.

  Highest recorded here: Annabel #164 in 2014, Lauren #6 in 2001.

  The order changed in 1980: Lauren moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #467 and #523; by 1980 that had become #432 and #370.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Annabel #544, Lauren #118.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Annabel held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Lauren in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Annabel #104 in 2002, Lauren #5 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2013: Annabel moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #109 and #103; by 2013 that had become #112 and #126.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Annabel #337, Lauren #934.

• Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1998–2022

  Annabel held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lauren in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Annabel #135 in 2013, Lauren #2 in 2001.

  The order changed in 2022: Annabel moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #350 and #350; by 2022 that had become #305 and #354.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Annabel #305, Lauren #354.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here