Lawrence vs Walter
Lawrence and Waltercompared 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 Walter #97 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Lawrence was ranked #576 and Walter #344 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Lawrence was ranked #829 and Walter #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Lawrence and Walter over time
Lawrence and Walter appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 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 2 of those lists, and Walter 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 Walter changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #829 and #829.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 37 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Lawrence and Walter averaged 40.3 places apart, ending at #829 and #829.
- Longest-running competitions
Lawrence and Walter were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 37 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #829 and #829.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Lawrence #101 in 1967, Walter #105 in 1968.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1964–2025
Lawrence held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Walter in 26.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #101 in 1967, Walter #105 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lawrence #829, Walter #829.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lawrence held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Walter in 9.
Highest recorded here: Lawrence #152 in 1996, Walter #271 in 2019.
The order changed in 2016: Walter moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #373 and #393; by 2016 that had become #404 and #341.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lawrence #576, Walter #344.
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 | Walter |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #108 (2025) |
| 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 2 for Walter.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Walter
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #178 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #108 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys