Carter vs Lorcan
Carter and Lorcancompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Carter was ranked #114 and Lorcan #54 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Carter was ranked #103 and Lorcan #691 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Carter was ranked #317 and Lorcan #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Carter and Lorcan over time
Carter and Lorcan appear together in 3 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Lorcan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Carter in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lorcan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Carter in 1. 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
Carter and Lorcan changed places 8 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #114 and #54.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Carter and Lorcan averaged 26.3 places apart, ending at #114 and #54.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carter held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lorcan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carter #60 in 2018, Lorcan #481 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carter #103, Lorcan #691.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Carter held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Lorcan in 16.
Highest recorded here: Carter #53 in 2013, Lorcan #31 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carter #114, Lorcan #54.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2009–2025
Carter held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lorcan in 15.
Highest recorded here: Carter #113 in 2019, Lorcan #87 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carter #317, Lorcan #125.
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 | Carter | Lorcan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #70 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #125 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carter and Lorcan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Carter
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #755 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2006–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in New Zealand, in 2015 (recorded 2006–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Lorcan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #147 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys