Laoise vs Penny
Laoise and Pennycompared 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 2023, Laoise was ranked #328 and Penny #102 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Laoise was ranked #124 and Penny #156 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Laoise was ranked #5707 and Penny #396 among girls in England and Wales.
Laoise and Penny over time
Laoise and Penny appear together in 3 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Penny held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Laoise in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Laoise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Penny 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
Laoise and Penny changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2002 and 2025, ending at #124 and #156.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Laoise #164 in 2021, Penny #67 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2002–2025
Laoise held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Penny in 7.
Highest recorded here: Laoise #96 in 2021, Penny #82 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Laoise #124, Penny #156.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2010
Laoise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Penny in 12.
Highest recorded here: Laoise #2301 in 2002, Penny #396 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Laoise #5707, Penny #396.
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2009–2023
Laoise held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Penny in 9.
Highest recorded here: Laoise #164 in 2021, Penny #67 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Laoise #328, Penny #102.
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 | Laoise | Penny |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #124 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #156 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laoise and Penny both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Laoise
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #124 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Penny
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2009–2024
Highest recorded position: #67 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2009–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #156 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls