Grace vs Lola
Grace and Lolacompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Lola #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Lola #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #11 and Lola #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Lola #94 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Grace was ranked #19 and Lola #85 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #25 and Lola #87 among girls in England and Wales.
Grace and Lola over time
Grace and Lola appear together in 5 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Lola in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2013, Lola #67 in 2013.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Lola #23 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #25, Lola #87.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Lola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Lola #105 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Lola #124.
Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2004–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Lola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Lola #67 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Lola #253.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls16 shared years, 2010–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #7 in 2018, Lola #56 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #11, Lola #72.
New Zealand · Girls9 shared years, 2009–2022
Grace held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Lola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #11 in 2019, Lola #74 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Grace #19, Lola #85.
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 | Grace | Lola |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #72 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Lola does not have one recorded yet.
- Grace and Lola both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; Lola doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Lola a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Lola
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 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: #23 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls