Ken vs Lorentz
Ken 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 2016, Ken was ranked #528 and Lorentz #461 among boys in Norway.
Ken and Lorentz over time
Ken and Lorentz appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Ken 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.
Lorentz reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ken 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys11 shared years, 1955–2016
Ken held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Lorentz in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ken #145 in 1972, Lorentz #296 in 1958.
The order changed in 2016: Lorentz moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #368 and #497; by 2016 that had become #528 and #461.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ken #528, Lorentz #461.
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 | Ken | Lorentz |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) | Norway · Boys #470 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ken has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lorentz.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ken
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #336 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2016
Highest recorded position: #126 among boys in Norway, in 1971 (recorded 1955–2016).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · 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