Jason vs Lorentz
Jason and Lorentzcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Jason was ranked #489 and Lorentz #344 among boys in Norway.
Jason and Lorentz over time
Jason and Lorentz appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Jason held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lorentz in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Jason reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lorentz in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jason and Lorentz changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 2024, ending at #489 and #344.
List by list
Norway · Boys10 shared years, 1972–2024
Jason held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lorentz in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jason #330 in 1972, Lorentz #344 in 2024.
The order changed in 2024: Lorentz moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #346 and #370; by 2024 that had become #489 and #344.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jason #489, Lorentz #344.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Jason | Lorentz |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From Ancient Greek Iason, meaning 'healer'. In Greek mythology, Jason led the Argonauts in the quest for the Golden Fleece; the name also appears in the New Testament as a Hellenized form possibly of a Hebrew name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.sən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #135 (2025) | Norway · Boys #470 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jason has a recorded origin (Greek); Lorentz does not have one recorded yet.
- Jason and Lorentz both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Jason; Lorentz doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Jason
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2005
Highest recorded position: #1 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2005).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #135 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Lorentz
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #354 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #296 among boys in Norway, in 1958 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #470 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys