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Probably because the names can be long, they are not saved in $UpdatedBy every time you edit, but only if they are different from the previous one. Times are as short as 8 bytes, so they are stored in $Revisions every time.
It is required to store also the name so that the number of items in $UpdatedBy and $Revisions are the same.
If you still want to save space, instead of a name that is the same as the previous one (and now not saved at all), only an empty item ("") could be saved. The volume of data would not increase much, but the history of change could be fully reconstructed.
This could be optional in the database properties, similar to the number of items now adjustable:
https://help.hcltechsw.com/domino/11.0.1/admin/tune_databasepropertiesthatoptimizedatabaseperformance_r.html#ariaid-title14
https://help.hcltechsw.com/domino/11.0.1/admin/tune_databasepropertiesthatoptimizedatabaseperformance_r.html#ariaid-title15
Or support for track changes in audit purpose