Morena
Morena is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
- Italian
- Spanish
Meaning & Origin of Morena
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Morena is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Spanish.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Spanish
The Story of Morena
American parents first put Morena on the record books as a baby girl name in 1957, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1997, when 17 Morenas were born — ranking #5,626 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 33% of all recorded Morenas. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 287 Morenas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1950s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Morena
Morena is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1957 and has accumulated 287 births in the dataset. Morena's peak popularity came in 1997 when it ranked #5,626. Use the chart and map above to compare Morena'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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