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Lorena

/lɔˈɹɛnə/ · 100% girls · 173 born in 2025

Lorena has been given to about 45,179 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1980, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/lɔˈɹɛnə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 33,448
Median age today41 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lorena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1980 · 835
  • Born in 2025173
  • All time45,179
  • England & Wales, 2025#688 · 54

How popular is Lorena?

Its best year was 1980, when 835 babies were given the name, ranking 302nd. The typical living American called Lorena is about 41 years old today. It is relatively most common in Florida, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Lorena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lorna0.82
  2. Lorenza0.83
  3. Loretta0.79
  4. Rowena0.75
  5. Loren0.72
  6. Lorene0.72
  7. Lena0.70
  8. Serena0.70

Middle names for Lorena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lorena Rose0.85
  2. Lorena June0.84
  3. Lorena Pearl0.84
  4. Lorena Quinn0.84
  5. Lorena Nell0.84
  6. Lorena Wren0.83

Sibling names for Lorena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Salvadorbrother · 0.95
  2. Arturobrother · 0.93
  3. Meredithsister · 0.92
  4. Armandobrother · 0.92
  5. Elisasister · 0.92
  6. Bridgetsister · 0.91

Where Lorena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Florida0.01%
  2. Massachusetts0.01%
  3. Texas0.01%
  4. Arizona0.01%
  5. Illinois0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lorena White0.80
  2. Lorena Reyes0.80
  3. Lorena Nguyen0.80
  4. Lorena Moore0.80
  5. Lorena Hill0.80
  6. Lorena Green0.80

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lorena

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lorena across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.