Lorenz

Where Lorenz comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Lorenz.

Lorenz through the years
  1. 1779
    Lorenz Oken born
    German naturalist
  2. 1815
    Lorenz von Stein born
    German legal scholar
  3. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 1887
    Peak, #752
    7 babies named Lorenz, its best rank.
  5. 1888
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Lorenz von Stein · German legal scholar, 1815–1890
  • Lorenz Oken · German naturalist, 1779–1851
  • Lorenz Hart · American lyricist, 1895–1943
  • Lorenz Heister · German botanist and doctor, 1683–1758
  • Lorenz Frølich · Danish artist, 1820–1908

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.