Boys' name · since 1882
Lorenz
Lorenz has 1,754 recorded births since 1882 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,754
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lorenz is the #8925 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,754 recorded since 1882.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorenz has been recorded 1,754 times among boys since 1882, currently ranked #8925 nationally and more common than 36% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #3,578 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,925 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,754 born since 1882
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorenz ranks #3,578 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,925 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,754 born since 1882, peaking in the 1910s.
- #3,578 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,925 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,754
- born since 1882
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lorenz's 1,754 recorded births place it above 92.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lorenz compares
1,754 Top 24% higher than 76% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lorenz's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorenz | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,754 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 39 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lorenz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorenz's full recorded timeline at 1962, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1882, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1918 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorenz popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1918)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Lorenz by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (266 births, 15% of the file).
1910s was Lorenz's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lorenz births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 18
1880s
18 births
- 1890s 5
1890s
5 births
- 1900s 20
1900s
20 births
- 1910s
1910s
266 births
- 1920s
1920s
260 births
- 1930s
1930s
165 births
- 1940s 105
1940s
105 births
- 1950s 100
1950s
100 births
- 1960s 85
1960s
85 births
- 1970s 70
1970s
70 births
- 1980s 54
1980s
54 births
- 1990s
1990s
182 births
- 2000s
2000s
217 births
- 2010s
2010s
149 births
- 2020s 58
2020s
58 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 266 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lorenz compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lorenz's total volume
Lorenz by state
Where Lorenz concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 28 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Iowa | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 17 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Nebraska | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.3% |
28 of 1,754 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Lorenz appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lorenz's data
- Lorenz's decade-level peak was the 1910s (266 total births); usage has since declined to 58 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorenzs (28 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Lorenz
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorenz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~143 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1882–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lorenz draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.