Conor vs Laurence

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 2014, Conor was ranked #18 and Laurence #346 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Conor was ranked #19 and Laurence #582 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Conor was ranked #578 and Laurence #401 among boys in England and Wales.

Conor and Laurence over time

Conor and Laurence appear together in 2 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Conor held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Laurence in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Laurence reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Conor 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 · Boys61 shared years, 1964–2024

  Conor held the stronger position in 59 of those years, Laurence in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Conor #1 in 1995, Laurence #47 in 1968.

  The order changed in 1966: Conor moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #56 and #52; by 1966 that had become #47 and #49.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Conor #19, Laurence #582.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Conor held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Laurence in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Conor #57 in 1998, Laurence #161 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2024: Laurence moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #351 and #403; by 2024 that had become #422 and #389.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Conor #578, Laurence #401.

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.

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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.

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