Lorena

Meaning: Kingdom of Lothar
Origin: French place name — Italian and Spanish form of Lorraine, in English from the 1856 song Lorena, whose writer formed the name perhaps from Lenore

Girl's name · #1293 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Popularity over time

Lorena holds its lane: charted since 1880 and rarely far from where it stands today (#1293 in 2025). About 45,000 girls have carried it along the way. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 12 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#33 in Puerto Rico (2025) · #65 in Austria (2025) · #82 in Switzerland (2025) · #102 in Slovenia (2025) · #229 in Mexico (2024) · #324 in Scotland (2025) · #339 in Italy (2024) · #501 in Sweden (2025) · #523 in Belgium (2025) · #684 in England & Wales (2025) · #779 in Ecuador (2025) · #845 in Netherlands (2025) and 10 more.

Famous Lorenas

Lorena Bernal — Spanish actress, television host, and model (born 1981)
Lorena Ochoa — Mexican professional golfer (born 1981)
Lorena Rojas — Mexican actress and singer (1971–2015)
Lorena Hickok — American journalist (1893–1968)
Lorena Wiebes — Dutch cyclist (born 1999)

In stories & tradition

Lorena Eva Maria Gonzalez^nl — Goede tijden, slechte tijden (TV series)
Lorena Sánchez Ballart — Les de l'hoquei (TV series)

What Lorenas become

Among 461 notable people named Lorena:

Entertainers appear 1.59× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lorena Rojas, Mexican actress and singer (1971–2015).

Similar names: Loren · Corinne · Loretta · Rena · Juana · Antonia

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