Lorene
Lorene was the 6715th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 167th with 1,353 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 430 places. More babies were named Lorene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lauren) laurel (from Laurence) · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #6,715 girls, down 197 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19201,353 babies
- Total since 1880
- 39,492babies recorded
What does the name Lorene mean?
Lorene is a spelling of Lauren, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lauren's meaning and origin.
Lauren comes from the Latin name Laurentius, the source of Lawrence. DMNES derives Laurentius from laurus, "laurel, bay tree", and lists the 3rd-century martyr Saint Lawrence. Lauren was used as a male name and surname before it became a girl's name in the mid-20th century; the actress Lauren Bacall, popular from the 1940s, is often credited with its spread for girls.
Laurentius (Latin, “Roman name, linked with laurus”)laurus (Latin, “laurel, bay tree”)
How sure is this? Probable. Laurentius may also mean 'from Laurentum'; DMNES gives the laurel derivation.
Related names: Laura, Lorena, Lawrence, Loren, Lauryn.
See also: Latin names, names that mean tree.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lauren', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Laurence', DMNES, Durham University
Lorene popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 113 since 1915.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,715 | 17 |
| 2020 | #6,518 | 18 |
| 2010 | #6,090 | 22 |
| 2000 | #4,130 | 30 |
| 1990 | #3,195 | 35 |
| 1980 | #1,996 | 53 |
| 1970 | #872 | 153 |
| 1960 | #564 | 303 |
| 1950 | #466 | 306 |
| 1940 | #298 | 445 |
| 1930 | #211 | 856 |
| 1920 | #167 | 1,353 |
| 1910 | #223 | 290 |
| 1900 | #333 | 104 |
| 1890 | #516 | 26 |
| 1880 | #892 | 5 |
How popular is Lorene, counting every spelling?
Lorene is a spelling of Lauren, a name family that ranked #343 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #6,715 for Lorene on its own. Together these spellings went to 962 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lauren | 777 | #401 | 4,515 |
| Lauryn | 148 | #1,455 | 1,190 |
| Lorene | 17 | #6,715 | 94 |
| Laurynn | — | — | 46 |
| Lorin | 10 | #9,839 | 44 |
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 Lorene?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lorene (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lorene 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 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lorene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lorene?
About 10,300 people born in the US named Lorene are alive today, with a median age of 70; half are between 60 and 81. That makes Lorene a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Lorene by state
How common Lorene was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 50 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
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Questions about the name Lorene
What does Lorene mean?
Lorene is a spelling of Lauren, which means “laurel (from Laurence)” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lorene?
Lorene was the 6715th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1920, when it ranked 167th with 1,353 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 430 places. More babies were named Lorene in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Lorene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lorene in the US.
Where is Lorene most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lorene was most common in Wisconsin (0.12 per 1,000 girls).