Lawrence vs Valentine
Lawrence and Valentinecompared 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 1996, Lawrence was ranked #234 and Valentine #295 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Lawrence was ranked #549 and Valentine #1798 among boys in England and Wales.
Lawrence and Valentine over time
Lawrence and Valentine appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Lawrence held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Valentine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Lawrence and Valentine changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 1996, ending at #234 and #295.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 24 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lawrence and Valentine averaged 32.5 places apart, ending at #234 and #295.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Lawrence #101 in 1967, Valentine #119 in 1965.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1998–2025
Lawrence held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Valentine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #165 in 1998, Valentine #1189 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lawrence #549, Valentine #1798.
Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1964–1996
Lawrence held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Valentine in 6.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #101 in 1967, Valentine #119 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Lawrence #234, Valentine #295.
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 | Valentine |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #549 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1798 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lawrence has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Valentine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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 #549 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Valentine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #139 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #119 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls