Lauritz vs Rayan
Lauritz and Rayancompared 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, Lauritz was ranked #284 and Rayan #158 among boys in Norway.
Lauritz and Rayan over time
Lauritz and Rayan appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Rayan 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.
Lauritz reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rayan 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
Lauritz and Rayan changed places 7 times in Norway · Boys between 2002 and 2025, ending at #284 and #158.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Lauritz #195 in 2022, Rayan #145 in 2023.
List by list
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 2002–2025
Lauritz held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Rayan in 16.
Highest recorded here: Lauritz #195 in 2022, Rayan #145 in 2023.
The order changed in 2019: Rayan moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #220 and #226; by 2019 that had become #238 and #206.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lauritz #284, Rayan #158.
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 | Lauritz | Rayan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #284 (2025) | Norway · Boys #158 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lauritz has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rayan.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Rayan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2357 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #145 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #158 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys