Devon vs Lulu
Devon and Lulucompared 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, Devon was ranked #2253 and Lulu #1491 among girls in England and Wales.
Devon and Lulu over time
Devon and Lulu appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Devon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lulu in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Devon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lulu 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.
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
Devon and Lulu changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2253 and #1491.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Devon held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Lulu in 4.
Highest recorded here: Devon #329 in 1999, Lulu #738 in 2009.
The order changed in 2024: Lulu moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1255 and #1410; by 2024 that had become #2253 and #1491.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Devon #2253, Lulu #1491.
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 | Devon | Lulu |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #432 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1491 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Devon and Lulu both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Devon
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #267 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Lulu
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 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: #738 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls