boys' name ★ peaked 2025

Lorenzo

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #117 Trend ↑ Rising 26%

Lorenzo is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name of Latin origin.

Rank 2025
#117
among boys · ↓1 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
3,065
named Lorenzo
How common
1 in 557
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
3,065 babies
All-time total
86,066
#345 all-time among boys
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Lorenzo popularity over time

86,066 babies have been named Lorenzo 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
0.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 308 308 31 – #240
1890s – 279 279 28 -9% #292
1900s – 369 369 37 +32% #299
1910s – 1,292 1,292 129 +250% #350
1920s 15 2,161 2,176 218 +68% #386
1930s – 2,137 2,137 214 -2% #361
1940s 15 2,794 2,809 281 +31% #356
1950s 18 4,911 4,929 493 +75% #313
1960s 66 5,923 5,989 599 +22% #301
1970s 78 5,381 5,459 546 -9% #317
1980s 97 7,072 7,169 717 +31% #266
1990s 18 9,157 9,175 918 +28% #274
2000s – 10,089 10,089 1,009 +10% #295
2010s 7 16,868 16,875 1,688 +67% #146
2020s (to 2025) – 17,011 17,011 2,835 +68% #116

Where Lorenzo is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 3,191 1.87 #111
2027 3,302 1.93 #105
2028 3,399 1.99 #105
2029 3,484 2.04 #102
2030 3,558 2.08 #99

Where Lorenzo is most popular

Boys named Lorenzo per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.69 per 1,000. Strongest in Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Nevada.

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

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Lorenzo 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 Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Rhode Island 101 6.20 +268%
Connecticut 258 3.81 +126%
Nevada 214 3.75 +123%
New Mexico 115 3.49 +107%
Massachusetts 449 3.27 +94%
New Jersey 617 3.06 +82%
California 2,777 3.04 +80%
Arizona 441 2.70 +60%
Illinois 681 2.66 +58%
New York 1,066 2.46 +46%
Florida 1,124 2.37 +41%
Texas 1,955 2.22 +32%
Oregon 162 2.13 +27%
Delaware 32 2.11 +25%
Colorado 271 2.10 +25%
Idaho 84 2.05 +22%
Utah 182 1.91 +13%
Kansas 129 1.88 +12%
Pennsylvania 498 1.88 +11%
District of Columbia 26 1.76 +5%
New Hampshire 38 1.71 ≈ national
Washington 278 1.70 ≈ national
Nebraska 64 1.47 -13%
Michigan 301 1.47 -13%
Oklahoma 128 1.45 -14%
Maryland 164 1.38 -18%
Wisconsin 158 1.33 -21%
Iowa 88 1.28 -24%
Ohio 332 1.25 -26%
Virginia 223 1.18 -30%
Indiana 185 1.15 -32%
Hawaii 17 1.09 -35%
Minnesota 132 1.08 -36%
South Carolina 111 1.07 -36%
North Carolina 259 1.01 -40%
Georgia 219 0.865 -49%
Wyoming 5 0.864 -49%
Missouri 118 0.851 -49%
Louisiana 78 0.763 -55%
Tennessee 130 0.720 -57%
South Dakota 13 0.699 -59%
Kentucky 67 0.668 -60%
Arkansas 42 0.664 -61%
Alabama 62 0.567 -66%
Mississippi 24 0.422 -75%
Alaska 5 0.420 -75%
West Virginia 11 0.337 -80%
Maine 6 0.309 -82%
Montana 5 0.284 -83%
North Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –

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 Lorenzo

Lorenzo is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #117 in 2025 with 3,065 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 86,066 American babies have been named Lorenzo. Its peak came in 2025, when 3,065 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Lorenzo stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lorenzo?

The median living Lorenzo is about 19 years old; half are between 6 and 40. An estimated 75 thousand people named Lorenzo are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Lorenzo 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 – – 3,065 #117
2024 – – 3,054 #116
2023 – – 2,819 #131
2022 – – 2,836 #134
2021 – – 2,781 #135
2020 – – 2,456 #152
2019 7 #13,238 2,642 #146
2018 – – 2,252 #173
2017 – – 2,004 #197
2016 – – 1,877 #210
2015 – – 1,845 #216
2014 – – 1,642 #227
2013 – – 1,518 #238
2012 – – 1,090 #307
2011 – – 1,033 #311
2010 – – 965 #324
2009 – – 955 #336
2008 – – 987 #334
2007 – – 1,172 #295
2006 – – 1,111 #300
2005 – – 1,028 #319
2004 – – 1,076 #295
2003 – – 963 #310
2002 – – 987 #297
2001 – – 888 #314
2000 – – 922 #314
1995 – – 982 #280
1990 5 #14,274 827 #309
1985 12 #5,884 803 #266
1980 14 #5,122 584 #325
1975 11 #5,354 558 #321
1970 10 #5,264 561 #339
1965 5 #7,101 589 #314
1960 8 #4,998 653 #307
1955 – – 537 #317
1950 – – 379 #347
1945 – – 235 #392
1940 – – 206 #400
1935 – – 213 #370
1930 – – 211 #399
1925 8 #3,886 231 #395
1920 – – 190 #437
1915 – – 161 #426
1910 – – 46 #387
1905 – – 37 #333
1900 – – 42 #333
1895 – – 26 #376
1890 – – 24 #367
1885 – – 27 #330
1880 – – 48 #240

Famous people named Lorenzo

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

  1. 1 Lorenzo Lamas Lorenzo Lamas American actor (born 1958) Contemporary
  2. 2 Lorenzo de' Medici Lorenzo de' Medici Ruler of Florence from 1469 to 1492 1449–1492 · Medieval
  3. 3 Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino Italian nobleman (1492–1519) Medieval
  4. 4 Lorenzo Buffon Lorenzo Buffon Italian footballer (1929–2025) Contemporary
  5. 5 Lorenzo Ruiz Lorenzo Ruiz First Filipino saint and Martyr 1600–1637 · 16th century
  6. 6 Lorenzo Bandini Lorenzo Bandini Italian racing driver (1935–1967) Contemporary
  7. 7 Lorenzo di Bonaventura Lorenzo di Bonaventura American film producer b. 1957 · Contemporary
  8. 8 Lorenzo Da Ponte Lorenzo Da Ponte Italian librettist, professor, and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838) 18th century
  9. 9 Lorenzo Snow Lorenzo Snow American LDS Church leader (1814–1901) 19th century
  10. 10 Lorenzo Ghiberti Lorenzo Ghiberti Italian Early Renaissance artist (1378-1455) Medieval
  11. 11 Lorenzo Sanz Lorenzo Sanz Spanish businessman (1943–2020) Contemporary
  12. 12 Lorenzo Valla Lorenzo Valla Italian Renaissance humanist (c. 1407 – 1457) Medieval
  13. 13 Lorenzo Lotto Lorenzo Lotto Italian painter (c. 1480–1556/57) Medieval
  14. 14 Lorenzo Serra Ferrer Lorenzo Serra Ferrer Spanish football coach (born 1953) Contemporary
  15. 15 Lorenzo Campeggio Lorenzo Campeggio Italian cardinal and politician (1474–1539) Medieval
  16. 16 Lorenzo Perosi Lorenzo Perosi Italian composer 1872–1956 · 19th century
  17. 17 Lorenzo di Credi Lorenzo di Credi Italian painter (1456/59–1537) 1459–1537 · Medieval
  18. 18 Lorenzo Bartolini Lorenzo Bartolini Italian sculptor (1777–1850) 18th century
  19. 19 Lorenzo Monaco Lorenzo Monaco Italian painter (c. 1370 – c. 1425) Medieval
  20. 20 Lorenzo Staelens Lorenzo Staelens Belgian footballer and manager b. 1964 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lorenzo?

The median living Lorenzo is about 19 years old. Half of all living Lorenzos are between 6 and 40 years old.

How many people named Lorenzo are alive today?

An estimated 75 thousand people named Lorenzo are alive in the United States, based on 86,066 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lorenzo mean?

Lorenzo is an Italian and Spanish masculine given name of Latin origin.

How popular is the name Lorenzo in 2025?

Lorenzo ranked #117 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 3,065 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lorenzo?

86,066 babies have been named Lorenzo in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lorenzo most popular?

Lorenzo peaked in 2025, when 3,065 newborns received the name.

Is Lorenzo a boy or girl name?

Lorenzo is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lorenzo rising or falling?

Lorenzo is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lorenzo become more popular?

Lorenzo is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 3,558 boys named Lorenzo in 2030, which would rank around #99. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lorenzo?

Well-known people named Lorenzo include Lorenzo Lamas (actor), Lorenzo de' Medici (politician), Lorenzo de' Medici, Duke of Urbino (politician).

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