Lorena
Lorena was the 1293rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 173 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 233rd; the most babies were born in 1980 (820). Over the last ten years it has moved down 20 places. More babies were named Lorena in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning Origin uncertain · Spanish, Italian, English
Say it lor-EE-nuh /lɔˈrinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #1,293 girls, down 17 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 173girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1980820 babies
- Total since 1880
- 45,179babies recorded
What does the name Lorena mean?
Lorena has more than one source. In Spanish and Italian it is the name of the region of Lorraine, and Wikipedia also links it with Laurentius and Lauren; Wiktionary notes it was associated with Laura by popular etymology. In the US it was popularized by the 19th-century song "Lorena", whose lyricist, Henry Webster, was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore. In the US it was used from the 1880s on and was most common from the 1960s to the 1990s.
Lorena (Spanish / Italian, “Lorraine (region)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. No single origin; Spanish/Italian Lorena (Lorraine), a Laura/Laurence link, and the American song all play a part.
Related names: Lorraine, Laura, Lenore, Lorene.
See also: Spanish names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lorena', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Lorena (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Lorena popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 219 since 1969.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,293 | 173 |
| 2020 | #1,276 | 175 |
| 2010 | #972 | 263 |
| 2000 | #518 | 510 |
| 1990 | #382 | 690 |
| 1980 | #302 | 820 |
| 1970 | #428 | 517 |
| 1960 | #596 | 278 |
| 1950 | #740 | 136 |
| 1940 | #537 | 163 |
| 1930 | #460 | 214 |
| 1920 | #311 | 440 |
| 1910 | #265 | 212 |
| 1900 | #240 | 178 |
| 1890 | #277 | 82 |
| 1880 | #291 | 29 |
How popular is Lorena, counting every spelling?
Lorena is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,185 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,293 for Lorena on its own. Together these spellings went to 181 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorena | 173 | #1,293 | 883 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lorena?
173 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lorena (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lorena born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 48 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lorena.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lorena?
About 31,700 people born in the US named Lorena are alive today, with a median age of 40; half are between 27 and 52. That makes Lorena mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Lorena by state
How common Lorena was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.2×), Massachusetts (1.6×), Texas (1.6×), California (1.5×). In 35 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lorena: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lorena, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lorena · Sibling names for Lorena
Questions about the name Lorena
What does Lorena mean?
The origin of Lorena is uncertain: no single origin; Spanish/Italian Lorena (Lorraine), a Laura/Laurence link, and the American song all play a part.
How popular is the name Lorena?
Lorena was the 1293rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 173 babies. Its best year was 1899, when it ranked 233rd; the most babies were born in 1980 (820). Over the last ten years it has moved down 20 places. More babies were named Lorena in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Lorena a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lorena in the US.
Where is Lorena most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lorena was most common in Florida (0.24 per 1,000 girls), followed by Massachusetts and Texas.