Meaning & origin
How it developed
Lenz is a short form of Lorenz.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2003. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In German use, Lenz is an affectionate form of Laurence. The history of Laurence gives this family its wider story. Laurence was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lenz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,693 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lenz’s family of names
Lenz is an affectionate form of Laurence. In German usage, Lenz as a surname shares a linguistic root with the English form Lent. In German usage, Lenz has a conventional equivalent in the English form Larry.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 6
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.