Francis vs Lawrence

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 · Boys

  In 1957, Francis was ranked #77 and Lawrence #98 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1956, Francis was ranked #94 and Lawrence #96 among boys in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2003, Francis was ranked #143 and Lawrence #263 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Francis was ranked #193 and Lawrence #549 among boys in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Francis was ranked #309 and Lawrence #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Francis and Lawrence over time

Francis and Lawrence appear together in 2 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Francis held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lawrence 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.

Francis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lawrence 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 · Boys43 shared years, 1964–2025

  Francis held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Lawrence in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Francis #16 in 1964, Lawrence #101 in 1967.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Francis #309, Lawrence #829.

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

  Francis held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Lawrence in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Francis #188 in 1996, Lawrence #152 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2000: Francis moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #192 and #180; by 2000 that had become #212 and #213.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Francis #193, Lawrence #549.

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