Is Lorenz a boy or girl name?

Lorenz is a boy’s name. Of the 1,754 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Lorenz

Recorded 1882–2025 · United States

Lorenz was most popular in 1918, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,208 that year. In 2025 it ranked #18,449, with 8 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,754 people named Lorenz.

Lorenz over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lorenz’s peak in 1918. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lorenz a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lorenz is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 1,754 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org