Kevin vs Lauritz
Kevin and Lauritzcompared 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 2025, Kevin was ranked #186 and Lauritz #284 among boys in Norway.
Kevin and Lauritz over time
Kevin and Lauritz appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Kevin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lauritz 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.
Kevin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lauritz 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kevin and Lauritz were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1956 to 2025, ending at #186 and #284.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1956–2025
Kevin held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Lauritz in 1.
Highest recorded here: Kevin #44 in 2002, Lauritz #195 in 2022.
The order changed in 1982: Kevin moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #427 and #370; by 1982 that had become #231 and #583.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kevin #186, Lauritz #284.
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 | Kevin | Lauritz |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | An Anglicized form of the Irish Caoimhín, combining Old Irish 'cóem' (dear, beloved, gentle) with 'gein' (birth) — 'beloved birth'. Associated with Saint Caoimhín, who founded a monastery at Glendalough in the 6th century. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɛv.ɪn/ | 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 #139 (2025) | Norway · Boys #284 (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
- Kevin has a recorded origin (Irish); Lauritz does not have one recorded yet.
- Kevin and Lauritz both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Kevin; Lauritz doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Kevin
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1999).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #186 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Lauritz
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #333 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #195 among boys in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #284 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys