Lorenz

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Lorenz is an originally German name derived from the Roman surname Laurentius, which means "from Laurentum".

From Wikipedia

Lorenz first appears in the data in 1882 and has been recorded in 116 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1918 with 39 babies (rank #1,102 that year). In 2024 it was given to 10 boys (rank #8,060). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Lorenz

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lorenz yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,746

Total babies (all years)

116

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Lorenz

Lorenz von Steinsocial scientist · b. 1815
Lorenz Okencourt counsel · b. 1779
Lorenz Hartlibrettist · b. 1895

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	5	#1,031
1887	7	#799
1889	6	#939
1891	5	#1,058
1901	5	#1,147
1904	5	#1,320
1907	5	#1,463
1909	5	#1,602
1911	10	#1,168
1912	19	#1,080
1913	28	#942
1914	24	#1,209
1915	38	#1,047
1916	38	#1,052
1917	33	#1,192
1918	39	#1,102
1919	37	#1,150
1920	37	#1,198
1921	26	#1,498
1922	33	#1,275
1923	23	#1,623
1924	28	#1,440
1925	25	#1,523
1926	25	#1,499
1927	16	#2,092
1928	18	#1,876
1929	29	#1,331
1930	22	#1,585
1931	14	#2,063
1932	19	#1,692
1933	22	#1,484
1934	17	#1,762
1935	20	#1,570
1936	11	#2,250
1937	15	#1,884
1938	15	#1,868
1939	10	#2,379
1940	12	#2,142
1941	11	#2,281
1942	14	#2,010
1943	15	#1,958
1944	12	#2,144
1945	12	#2,082
1946	6	#3,385
1947	11	#2,450
1948	12	#2,284
1950	13	#2,161
1951	10	#2,587
1952	6	#3,586
1953	10	#2,646
1954	7	#3,328
1955	14	#2,191
1956	12	#2,442
1957	11	#2,581
1958	10	#2,742
1959	7	#3,472
1960	12	#2,490
1961	8	#3,257
1962	11	#2,605
1963	9	#2,977
1964	11	#2,615
1965	10	#2,710
1966	10	#2,722
1967	8	#3,138
1968	6	#3,967
1970	15	#2,463
1971	13	#2,761
1972	5	#5,452
1973	8	#3,927
1974	8	#4,047
1975	11	#3,353
1978	5	#6,393
1979	5	#6,656
1980	6	#5,959
1981	5	#6,883
1983	6	#5,936
1984	6	#6,047
1985	8	#4,986
1987	7	#5,850
1988	8	#5,518
1989	8	#5,991
1990	8	#6,187
1991	12	#4,651
1992	10	#5,496
1993	8	#6,599
1994	17	#3,844
1995	15	#4,186
1996	18	#3,771
1997	30	#2,656
1998	31	#2,685
1999	33	#2,652
2000	24	#3,487
2001	27	#3,283
2002	18	#4,425
2003	23	#3,799
2004	21	#4,206
2005	23	#4,004
2006	30	#3,491
2007	14	#6,140
2008	19	#4,995
2009	18	#5,230
2010	17	#5,389
2011	18	#5,109
2012	17	#5,404
2013	15	#5,823
2014	14	#6,184
2015	11	#7,356
2016	16	#5,686
2017	12	#6,944
2018	19	#5,032
2019	10	#7,980
2020	14	#6,164
2021	12	#6,942
2022	5	#13,553
2023	9	#8,650
2024	10	#8,060