Given name & surname
Larenz
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Larenz is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Larenz is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1994. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Larenz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 542
- 542 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1998
- 40 babies
- 2025
- 6
- #11,446 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 6 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 11,446 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 14.3% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 40 in 1998. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 398 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Larenz’s family of names
Larenz has a related form in Lawrence. In German usage, Larenz as a surname has a related form in Lorenz.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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