Arabella vs Lori
Arabella and Loricompared 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, Arabella was ranked #30 and Lori #3015 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Arabella was ranked #135 and Lori #418 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Arabella was ranked #201 and Lori #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Arabella and Lori over time
Arabella and Lori appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Arabella held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lori in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lori reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Arabella 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
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Arabella held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lori in 0.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #30 in 2024, Lori #643 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arabella #30, Lori #3015.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2004–2022
Arabella held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lori in 3.
Highest recorded here: Arabella #84 in 2020, Lori #269 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Arabella #135, Lori #418.
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 | Arabella | Lori |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #96 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arabella has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Lori.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Arabella
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lori
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #533 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2022
Highest recorded position: #269 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 1998–2022).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls