The first name Lorenz

In 2025, 8 boys born in the United States were named Lorenz, the 9,387th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1918, when 39 were.

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

• Lorenz von Stein
  German legal scholar (1815-1890)
• Lorenz Oken
  German naturalist (1779-1851)
• Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este
  Austro-Modenese and Belgian Imperial and Royal, born 1955
• Lorenz Hart
  American lyricist (1895–1943)
• Lorenz Heister
  German botanist and doctor (1683-1758)
• Lorenz Frølich
  Danish artist (1820–1908)
• Johann Lorenz von Mosheim
  German church historian, 1693–1755
• Lorenz Christoph Mizler
  German music historian and polymath (1711-1778)
• Lorenz Jaeger
  Catholic cardinal (1892–1975)
• Lorenz Schindelholz
  Bobsledder, born 1966
• Lorenz Nieberl
  Bobsledder (1919-1968)
• Lorenz Koller
  Austrian luger, born 1994

How popular is the name Lorenz?

In 2025, 4 boys born in England and Wales were named Lorenz, ranking 4,275th. Its peak was 2023, with 11 births.

Is Lorenz a boy's or a girl's name?

Mostly a boy's name: 100% of the 1,754 US babies named Lorenz since 1880 were boys.

When was Lorenz most popular?

1918 in the United States, when 39 babies were named Lorenz, its highest rank at 1,102nd.

Is Lorenz also a surname?

Yes. Lorenz is used as a surname as well as a first name; its surname page has the origin and how many people carry it.