Loreen
Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, known professionally as Loreen, is a Swedish singer. Representing Sweden, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2023 with the songs "Euphoria" and "Tattoo" respectively. She is the second performer, after Johnny Logan, to win the contest twice, and the first woman to do so.
Meaning & Origin of Loreen
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui, known professionally as Loreen, is a Swedish singer. Representing Sweden, she won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2012 and 2023 with the songs "Euphoria" and "Tattoo" respectively. She is the second performer, after Johnny Logan, to win the contest twice, and the first woman to do so.
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The Story of Loreen
Loreen first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1898, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1964, when 128 Loreens were born — ranking #928 that year. As of 2026, Loreen ranks #13,427 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 4K Loreens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1890s through the 2020s.
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About the name Loreen
Loreen is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1898 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Loreen's peak popularity came in 1964 when it ranked #928. Use the chart and map above to compare Loreen's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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