ESC Name Rank Total Searching... No names found Try searching for: Emma, Liam, Olivia, Noah... 1898 First Year 2024 Last Year 1964 Peak Year #928 Peak Rank 4K Total Count 109 Years Active 🌍 ## 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. Source: [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreen) (CC BY-SA 3.0). [Read more → ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreen) ### Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name) * English [![Wikipedia thumbnail for Loreen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Loreen_-_Melodifestivalen_2023%2C_Malm%C3%B6_118_%28cropped%29.jpg/330px-Loreen_-_Melodifestivalen_2023%2C_Malm%C3%B6_118_%28cropped%29.jpg)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loreen) 📖 ## 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. The name hit its high-water mark in 1964: 128 births, good for #928 nationwide. About 28% of every Loreen on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Loreen last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s. ## Popularity Over Time ## Popularity by State ME WA MT ND MN WI MI NY VT NH MA OR ID SD IA IL IN OH PA NJ CT RI CA NV WY NE MO KY WV VA MD DE DC UT CO KS AR TN NC SC AK AZ NM OK LA MS AL GA HI TX FL Top 10 11-50 51-100 101-500 500+ No data 🔗 ## Variants & Related Forms of Loreen Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Loreen. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Laryn](/laryn) * [Lauren](/lauren) * [Laurena](/laurena) * [Lauryn](/lauryn) * [Loren](/loren) * [Lorena](/lorena) * [Lorene](/lorene) * [Lori](/lori) * [Lorie](/lorie) * [Lorin](/lorin) * [Lorinda](/lorinda) * [Lorine](/lorine) * [Lorri](/lorri) * [Lorrie](/lorrie) * [Lorrin](/lorrin) 🎶 ## Names that sound like Loreen Phonetically similar names — useful when Loreen is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name. * [Laureen](/laureen) * [Lorene](/lorene) * [Laurene](/laurene) * [Lauren](/lauren) * [Loren](/loren) * [Lauryn](/lauryn) * [Lorin](/lorin) * [Loran](/loran) * [Lauran](/lauran) * [Laurin](/laurin) * Loughran * [Chlorine](/chlorine) Source: [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated. ❓ ## Frequently Asked Questions about Loreen What does the name Loreen mean? 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. What is the origin of the name Loreen? Loreen has roots in the following cultural and linguistic traditions: English. How popular is Loreen in 2026? In 2026, Loreen ranks #13,427 among girls' names in the U.S., with 6 babies given the name that year. When was Loreen most popular? Loreen reached its peak popularity in 1964, ranking #928 that year with 128 babies given the name. In which U.S. states is Loreen most popular? Loreen has historically been most popular in South Dakota, Hawaii, Connecticut. Rankings vary year to year, but these states show the strongest concentration of births named Loreen. Is Loreen a unisex name? In U.S. Social Security records, Loreen is primarily a girl's name. We don't have meaningful data for it as a boy's name. What names go well with Loreen? Names that share a similar style or popularity range with Loreen include Gregoria, Corrina, Lakendra. These pairings are based on rank proximity and naming era in U.S. data. What are nicknames or variants of Loreen? Common variants and related forms of Loreen include Laryn, Lauren, Laurena, Lauryn, Loren, Lorena. These cover foreign-language equivalents, alternate spellings, and short forms. ## Similar Names [👧GregoriaPeak #928](/gregoria)[👧CorrinaPeak #928](/corrina)[👧LakendraPeak #928](/lakendra)[👧DestanyPeak #928](/destany)[👧MikailaPeak #928](/mikaila)[👧IngerPeak #929](/inger)[👧LonnaPeak #929](/lonna)[👧GaylenePeak #929](/gaylene) ## 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. ### Continue exploring * [ Top names of 1964 → ](/year/1964) * [ Names of the 1960s → ](/decade/1960s) * [ Names starting with "L" → ](/letter/l) * [ Browse all girl names → ](/names/girls) * [ Top names of 2026 → ](/year/2026) Data sources * Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. [Social Security Administration ](https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/). 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 ](https://www.behindthename.com/) (used under their public API terms). * Meaning prose and editorial summary — [Wikipedia ](https://en.wikipedia.org/) article extracts, licensed under [CC BY-SA 3.0 ](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/). * Predicted nationality distribution — [Nationalize.io ](https://nationalize.io/). * Phonetically similar names — [Datamuse ](https://www.datamuse.com/api/). Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.