girls' name ★ peaked 1980

Lorena

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,293 Trend → Stable

From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura.

Rank 2025
#1,293
among girls · ↓17 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
173
named Lorena · -5% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,291
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1980
835 babies
All-time total
45,179
#639 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lorena popularity over time

45,179 babies have been named Lorena since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s 508 – 508 51 – #253
1890s 1,070 – 1,070 107 +111% #233
1900s 1,522 – 1,522 152 +42% #240
1910s 3,242 – 3,242 324 +113% #265
1920s 3,272 – 3,272 327 +1% #311
1930s 1,841 – 1,841 184 -44% #460
1940s 1,552 – 1,552 155 -16% #537
1950s 1,655 – 1,655 166 +7% #680
1960s 3,534 5 3,539 354 +114% #454
1970s 5,860 51 5,911 591 +67% #341
1980s 6,558 105 6,663 666 +13% #302
1990s 6,836 58 6,894 689 +3% #346
2000s 4,437 – 4,437 444 -36% #510
2010s 2,015 – 2,015 202 -55% #972
2020s (to 2025) 1,058 – 1,058 176 -12% #1,275

Where Lorena is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 173 0.11 outside top 500
2027 172 0.11 outside top 500
2028 172 0.11 outside top 500
2029 172 0.11 outside top 500
2030 171 0.11 outside top 500

Where Lorena is most popular

Girls named Lorena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.109 per 1,000. Strongest in Florida, Massachusetts, and Texas.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lorena born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Florida 103 0.241 +121%
Massachusetts 21 0.174 +60%
Texas 139 0.173 +59%
California 140 0.167 +53%
Arizona 22 0.157 +44%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 -7%
Georgia 23 0.101 -7%
New Jersey 18 0.100 -8%
New York 34 0.086 -21%
Utah 5 0.060 -45%
Kentucky 5 0.058 -46%
Illinois 13 0.057 -48%
Ohio 11 0.046 -57%
Virginia 7 0.041 -62%
North Carolina 8 0.035 -68%
Washington 5 0.035 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lorena

Lorena is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,293 in 2025 with 173 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 45,179 American babies have been named Lorena. Its peak came in 1980, when 835 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1980s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lorena stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lorena?

The median living Lorena is about 39 years old; half are between 27 and 52. An estimated 33 thousand people named Lorena are alive in the United States today.

median 39 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lorena year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 173 #1,293 – –
2024 182 #1,276 – –
2023 179 #1,285 – –
2022 188 #1,275 – –
2021 161 #1,373 – –
2020 175 #1,276 – –
2019 180 #1,285 – –
2018 203 #1,184 – –
2017 169 #1,370 – –
2016 198 #1,233 – –
2015 192 #1,273 – –
2014 201 #1,217 – –
2013 198 #1,216 – –
2012 188 #1,277 – –
2011 223 #1,107 – –
2010 263 #972 – –
2009 285 #940 – –
2008 409 #728 – –
2007 385 #760 – –
2006 405 #702 – –
2005 488 #584 – –
2004 468 #598 – –
2003 490 #571 – –
2002 538 #510 – –
2001 459 #566 – –
2000 510 #518 – –
1995 658 #399 6 #8,453
1990 690 #382 7 #6,883
1985 740 #322 11 #3,944
1980 820 #302 15 #3,042
1975 622 #348 11 #3,352
1970 517 #428 7 #4,089
1965 344 #514 – –
1960 278 #596 – –
1955 169 #731 – –
1950 136 #740 – –
1945 153 #591 – –
1940 163 #537 – –
1935 182 #472 – –
1930 214 #460 – –
1925 318 #382 – –
1920 440 #311 – –
1915 395 #290 – –
1910 212 #265 – –
1905 145 #274 – –
1900 178 #240 – –
1895 111 #265 – –
1890 82 #277 – –
1885 49 #286 – –
1880 29 #291 – –

Famous people named Lorena

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lorena Ochoa Lorena Ochoa Mexican professional golfer (born 1981) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lorena Rojas Lorena Rojas Mexican actress and singer (1971–2015) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lorena, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lorena?

The median living Lorena is about 39 years old. Half of all living Lorenas are between 27 and 52 years old.

How many people named Lorena are alive today?

An estimated 33 thousand people named Lorena are alive in the United States, based on 45,179 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lorena mean?

From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura.

How popular is the name Lorena in 2025?

Lorena ranked #1,293 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 173 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lorena?

45,179 babies have been named Lorena in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lorena most popular?

Lorena peaked in 1980, when 835 newborns received the name.

Is Lorena a boy or girl name?

Lorena is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lorena rising or falling?

Lorena has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Lorena become more popular?

Lorena looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 171 girls named Lorena in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lorena?

Well-known people named Lorena include Lorena Ochoa (golfer), Lorena Rojas (actor).

Names like Lorena

Names that sound and feel close to Lorena: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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