Lawrence vs Stuart
Lawrence and Stuartcompared 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 1958, Lawrence was ranked #93 and Stuart #42 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1957, Lawrence was ranked #98 and Stuart #66 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2003, Lawrence was ranked #263 and Stuart #119 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2010, Lawrence was ranked #542 and Stuart #542 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Lawrence was ranked #576 and Stuart #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Lawrence and Stuart over time
Lawrence and Stuart appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 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 Stuart 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Lawrence and Stuart were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 40 years, from 1964 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, Stuart #111 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys40 shared years, 1964–2010
Lawrence held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Stuart in 34.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #101 in 1967, Stuart #79 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Lawrence #542, Stuart #542.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lawrence held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Stuart in 6.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #152 in 1996, Stuart #111 in 1996.
The order changed in 2003: Lawrence moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #272 and #264; by 2003 that had become #262 and #278.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lawrence #576, Stuart #2443.
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 | Stuart |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #478 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lawrence has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Stuart.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, 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
Stuart
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #76 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 recorded1952–1989
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1967 (recorded 1952–1989).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys