Lorentz vs Mark
Lorentz and Markcompared 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, Lorentz was ranked #470 and Mark #286 among boys in Norway.
Lorentz and Mark over time
Lorentz and Mark appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Mark held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lorentz in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Mark 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
Lorentz and Mark changed places 8 times in Norway · Boys between 1955 and 2025, ending at #470 and #286.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Lorentz #296 in 1958, Mark #260 in 1957.
List by list
Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1955–2025
Lorentz held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Mark in 16.
Highest recorded here: Lorentz #296 in 1958, Mark #260 in 1957.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lorentz #470, Mark #286.
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 | Lorentz | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A form of the Latin name Marcus used in several languages. Saint Mark authored the second Gospel and is patron saint of Venice. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmɑɹk/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #470 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mark has a recorded origin (Latin); Lorentz does not have one recorded yet.
- Lorentz has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mark.
- A meaning is recorded for Mark; Lorentz doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
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
Mark
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2001
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1960 (recorded 1952–2001).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys