Lewis vs Stanley

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.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Lewis was ranked #28 and Stanley #478 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Lewis was ranked #216 and Stanley #102 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2022, Lewis was ranked #192 and Stanley #414 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Lewis was ranked #432 and Stanley #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Lewis and Stanley over time

Lewis and Stanley appear together in 3 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Lewis held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Stanley in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Lewis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Stanley in 1. 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Lewis held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Stanley in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Lewis #10 in 2001, Stanley #59 in 2015.

  The order changed in 2016: Stanley moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #56 and #59; by 2016 that had become #75 and #65.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Lewis #216, Stanley #102.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1969–2025

  Lewis held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Stanley in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Lewis #127 in 2014, Stanley #246 in 1969.

  The order changed in 1980: Lewis moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #291 and #246; by 1980 that had become #252 and #288.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Lewis #432, Stanley #577.

• Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2006–2022

  Lewis held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Stanley in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Lewis #23 in 2006, Stanley #250 in 2017.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Lewis #192, Stanley #414.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here