Lauryn vs Mona
Lauryn and Monacompared 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 · Girls
In 2021, Lauryn was ranked #586 and Mona #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Lauryn was ranked #4056 and Mona #2504 among girls in England and Wales.
Lauryn and Mona over time
Lauryn and Mona appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Lauryn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mona 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lauryn and Mona changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2023, ending at #4056 and #2504.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2023
Lauryn held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mona in 12.
Highest recorded here: Lauryn #108 in 1999, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order changed in 2020: Mona moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3151 and #4001; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2042.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Lauryn #4056, Mona #2504.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2021
Lauryn held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lauryn #120 in 2002, Mona #498 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Lauryn #586, Mona #883.
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 | Lauryn | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4056 (2023) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lauryn and Mona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Lauryn
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #823 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 recorded1996–2022
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls