Lawrence vs Lloyd
Lawrence and Lloydcompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1955, Lawrence was ranked #97 and Lloyd #99 among boys in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2010, Lawrence was ranked #542 and Lloyd #542 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Lawrence was ranked #576 and Lloyd #1162 among boys in England and Wales.
Lawrence and Lloyd over time
Lawrence and Lloyd appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 1 of those lists, and Lloyd 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
Lawrence and Lloyd changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1969 and 2010, ending at #542 and #542.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lawrence and Lloyd averaged 33.4 places apart, ending at #542 and #542.
- Longest-running competitions
Lawrence and Lloyd were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1969 to 2010, ending at #542 and #542.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Lawrence #152 in 1996, Lloyd #131 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1969–2010
Lawrence held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Lloyd in 12.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #146 in 1969, Lloyd #193 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Lawrence #542, Lloyd #542.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lawrence held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lloyd in 15.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #152 in 1996, Lloyd #131 in 1996.
The order changed in 2012: Lawrence moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #369 and #368; by 2012 that had become #411 and #469.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lawrence #576, Lloyd #1162.
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 | Lawrence | Lloyd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1162 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lawrence has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Lloyd.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
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
Lloyd
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1162 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys