Latin Laurentius, from the town of Laurentum, associated with the laurel — from laurentum; laurel. Lorenzo de' Medici ruled Florence at the height of the Renaissance.
Lorenzo ranks 117th among American boys in 2025, with 3,065 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 3,065 babies were given the name, ranking 117th. The typical living American called Lorenzo is about 20 years old today. It is relatively most common in Rhode Island, where it accounts for 0.32% of births.
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.