Lorenza
Lorenza is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Lorenza Agoncillo (1890–1972), daughter of the principal seamstress of the first and official Philippine flag Lorenza Alessandrini, Italian ice dancer who began representing France internationally in 2015 Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano (1906–1970), the first wife of former Governor of Puerto Rico Luis A.
- Italian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Lorenza
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorenza is a given name. Notable people with the name include:Lorenza Agoncillo (1890–1972), daughter of the principal seamstress of the first and official Philippine flag Lorenza Alessandrini, Italian ice dancer who began representing France internationally in 2015 Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano (1906–1970), the first wife of former Governor of Puerto Rico Luis A.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
The Story of Lorenza
As a girl name
American parents first put Lorenza on the record books as a girl name in 1882, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1920, when 58 Lorenzas were born — ranking #959 that year. As of 2026, Lorenza ranks #6,373 for girls with 18 births, gradually rising (+14%). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lorenza as a boy name dates back to 1881, when 6 babies received it. 1958 was its biggest year on record, with 75 newborns named Lorenza — #871 in the national rankings. Lorenza last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 4K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Lorenza
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lorenza. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lorenza
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About the name Lorenza
Lorenza is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1881 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Lorenza's peak popularity came in 1958 when it ranked #871. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorenza'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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