Lorenzo
Lorenzo was the 117th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,065 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 116th; the most babies were born in 2025 (3,065). Over the last ten years it has moved up 99 places. More babies were named Lorenzo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning from Laurentum; laurel · Latin, Italian, Spanish
Say it luh-REN-zoh /ləˈrɛnzoʊ/
- Rank in 2025
- #117 boys, up 35 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 3,065boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20253,065 babies
- Total since 1880
- 86,066babies recorded
What does the name Lorenzo mean?
Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish form of Laurence, from the Latin name Laurentius, 'man from Laurentum', an ancient town near Rome. DMNES connects the name with laurus, 'laurel, bay tree', and Wikipedia notes that Laurentum itself is said to be named after the laurel. The 3rd-century deacon and martyr Saint Lawrence of Rome made the name popular throughout Christian Europe. Enzo is used as a short form in Italy.
Laurentius (Latin, “from Laurentum”)laurus (Latin, “laurel, bay tree”)
How sure is this? Probable. 'From Laurentum' is clear; the link between the town name and the laurel is traditional.
Pronunciation: In Italian the z is 'ts' (loh-REN-tsoh); in Spanish it is closer to loh-REN-soh.
Related names: Laurence, Lawrence, Laurent, Enzo, Renzo, Lorena.
See also: Latin names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Laurence', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lorenzo', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Lorenzo (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'Enzo', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Nicknames for Lorenzo
The usual nicknames for Lorenzo are Enzo and Renzo. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Lorenzo in the last five years, 129 were named Enzo, against 19 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enzo · Italian short form, now a name of its own · also for Vincenzo | Traditional | #72 | 18,745 |
| Renzo | Traditional | #1,313 | 694 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Lorenzos go by each one.
Lorenzo popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 314 since 1923.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #117 | 3,065 |
| 2020 | #152 | 2,456 |
| 2010 | #324 | 965 |
| 2000 | #314 | 922 |
| 1990 | #309 | 827 |
| 1980 | #325 | 584 |
| 1970 | #339 | 561 |
| 1960 | #307 | 653 |
| 1950 | #347 | 379 |
| 1940 | #400 | 206 |
| 1930 | #399 | 211 |
| 1920 | #437 | 190 |
| 1910 | #387 | 46 |
| 1900 | #333 | 42 |
| 1890 | #367 | 24 |
| 1880 | #240 | 48 |
How popular is Lorenzo, counting every spelling?
Lorenzo is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #124 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #117 for Lorenzo on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,065 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorenzo | 3,065 | #117 | 14,555 |
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 Lorenzo?
3,065 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lorenzo (0.85 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lorenzo 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 3 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lorenzo.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lorenzo?
About 73,400 people born in the US named Lorenzo are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 7 and 40. That makes Lorenzo mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Lorenzo by state
How common Lorenzo was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Rhode Island (3.7×), Connecticut (2.3×), Nevada (2.2×), New Mexico (2.1×), Massachusetts (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Montana, Maine, West Virginia.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lorenzo: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lorenzo, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Lorenzo · Sibling names for Lorenzo
Questions about the name Lorenzo
What does Lorenzo mean?
Lorenzo means “from Laurentum; laurel” (Latin, Italian, Spanish origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lorenzo?
Lorenzo was the 117th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 3,065 babies. Its best year was 2024, when it ranked 116th; the most babies were born in 2025 (3,065). Over the last ten years it has moved up 99 places. More babies were named Lorenzo in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Lorenzo a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lorenzo in the US.
Where is Lorenzo most popular?
In 2021–2025, Lorenzo was most common in Rhode Island (6.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by Connecticut and Nevada.