Ivor vs Lawrence
Ivor and Lawrencecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1993, Ivor was ranked #302 and Lawrence #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ivor was ranked #524 and Lawrence #576 among boys in England and Wales.
Ivor and Lawrence over time
Ivor and Lawrence appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Lawrence held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ivor 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.
Lawrence reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ivor 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
Ivor and Lawrence changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 1993, ending at #302 and #302.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 25 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Ivor and Lawrence averaged 38.2 places apart, ending at #302 and #302.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ivor #146 in 1969, Lawrence #101 in 1967.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Ivor held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Lawrence in 27.
Highest recorded here: Ivor #524 in 2024, Lawrence #154 in 1997.
The order changed in 2024: Ivor moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #665 and #514; by 2024 that had become #524 and #576.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ivor #524, Lawrence #576.
Republic of Ireland · Boys25 shared years, 1964–1993
Ivor held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Lawrence in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ivor #146 in 1969, Lawrence #101 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Ivor #302, Lawrence #302.
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 | Ivor | Lawrence |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #524 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ivor has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lawrence.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ivor
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 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 recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–1993).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #524 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Lawrence
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #77 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1957
Highest recorded position: #77 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1957).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys