Lorena
Lorena is a German, English, Croatian, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name with different origins. It can be used as a version of Lorraine or, alternately, as a Latin version of Lauren. As a Croatian, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name, it is derived from the Latin Laurentius. As a German and English name, it is a modern form of the Germanic Chlothar.
Meaning & Origin of Lorena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorena is a German, English, Croatian, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish feminine given name with different origins. It can be used as a version of Lorraine or, alternately, as a Latin version of Lauren. As a Croatian, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish name, it is derived from the Latin Laurentius. As a German and English name, it is a modern form of the Germanic Chlothar.
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The Story of Lorena
Lorena first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1880, with 29 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 820 Lorenas were born — ranking #302 that year. As of 2026, Lorena ranks #1,247 for baby girls with 185 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 45K Lorenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Lorena
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- Lorena Baumann (born 1997), Swiss footballer
- Lorena Berdún (born 1963), Spanish sexologist
- Lorena Bernal (born 1977), Argentine model and former Miss Spain
- Lorena Blanco (born 1977), Peruvian badminton player
- Lorena Bobbitt (born 1970), former wife of John Wayne Bobbitt
- Lorena Briceño (born 1978), Argentine judoka
- Lorena Delgado Varas (born 1974), Swedish politician
- Lorena Feijóo (born 1970 or 1971), Cuban ballet dancer
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Names that sound like Lorena
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About the name Lorena
Lorena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 45K births in the dataset. Lorena's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #233. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorena'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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