Lorena
#1,291 for girls in 2025, 173 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #6,496
Given to girls 99.5% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1899 · 140 births
- Debut · girls
- 29 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 44,960since 1880
Lorena over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Lorena has never cracked the top 200 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,291 | 173 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,275 | 182 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,277 | 179 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,274 | 188 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,370 | 161 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,276 | 175 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,283 | 180 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,181 | 203 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,364 | 169 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,232 | 198 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,266 | 192 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,215 | 201 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,210 | 198 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,273 | 188 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,105 | 223 | — | |
| 2010 | #969 | 263 | — | |
| 2009 | #938 | 285 | — | |
| 2008 | #728 | 409 | — | |
| 2007 | #759 | 385 | — | |
| 2006 | #700 | 405 | — | |
| 2005 | #583 | 488 | — | |
| 2004 | #597 | 468 | — | |
| 2003 | #570 | 490 | — | |
| 2002 | #509 | 538 | — | |
| 2001 | #566 | 459 | — | |
| 2000 | #517 | 510 | — | |
| 1999 | #475 | 554 | — | |
| 1998 | #445 | 581 | — | |
| 1997 | #391 | 667 | — | |
| 1996 | #347 | 801 | #6,496 | 8 |
| 1995 | #399 | 658 | #7,792 | 6 |
| 1994 | #349 | 756 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #381 | 668 | #6,816 | 7 |
| 1992 | #359 | 715 | #4,327 | 13 |
| 1991 | #346 | 746 | #5,942 | 8 |
| 1990 | #382 | 690 | #6,415 | 7 |
| 1989 | #420 | 591 | #6,941 | 6 |
| 1988 | #437 | 520 | #3,350 | 15 |
| 1987 | #390 | 588 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #360 | 662 | #3,440 | 13 |
| 1985 | #322 | 740 | #3,805 | 11 |
| 1984 | #357 | 647 | #3,925 | 10 |
| 1983 | #369 | 611 | #4,907 | 7 |
| 1982 | #358 | 653 | #4,593 | 8 |
| 1981 | #325 | 726 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #302 | 820 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #355 | 647 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #369 | 577 | #5,059 | 6 |
| 1977 | #371 | 577 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #353 | 607 | — | |
| 1975 | #348 | 622 | #3,246 | 11 |
| 1974 | #341 | 640 | #4,634 | 6 |
| 1973 | #353 | 598 | #4,505 | 6 |
| 1972 | #394 | 520 | — | |
| 1971 | #393 | 555 | — | |
| 1970 | #426 | 517 | #3,836 | 7 |
| 1969 | #454 | 453 | #4,404 | 5 |
| 1968 | #463 | 429 | — | |
| 1967 | #468 | 409 | — | |
| 1966 | #499 | 353 | — | |
| 1965 | #514 | 344 | — | |
| 1964 | #537 | 337 | — | |
| 1963 | #535 | 326 | — | |
| 1962 | #560 | 306 | — | |
| 1961 | #581 | 299 | — | |
| 1960 | #595 | 278 | — | |
| 1959 | #677 | 218 | — | |
| 1958 | #712 | 192 | — | |
| 1957 | #715 | 194 | — | |
| 1956 | #742 | 171 | — | |
| 1955 | #729 | 169 | — | |
| 1954 | #709 | 169 | — | |
| 1953 | #806 | 130 | — | |
| 1952 | #741 | 143 | — | |
| 1951 | #765 | 133 | — | |
| 1950 | #738 | 136 | — | |
| 1949 | #698 | 147 | — | |
| 1948 | #700 | 142 | — | |
| 1947 | #638 | 168 | — | |
| 1946 | #678 | 139 | — | |
| 1945 | #589 | 153 | — | |
| 1944 | #605 | 147 | — | |
| 1943 | #601 | 157 | — | |
| 1942 | #574 | 165 | — | |
| 1941 | #537 | 171 | — | |
| 1940 | #536 | 163 | — | |
| 1939 | #522 | 163 | — | |
| 1938 | #495 | 181 | — | |
| 1937 | #468 | 196 | — | |
| 1936 | #516 | 161 | — | |
| 1935 | #472 | 182 | — | |
| 1934 | #465 | 193 | — | |
| 1933 | #481 | 175 | — | |
| 1932 | #462 | 199 | — | |
| 1931 | #484 | 177 | — | |
| 1930 | #459 | 214 | — | |
| 1929 | #423 | 249 | — | |
| 1928 | #422 | 259 | — | |
| 1927 | #430 | 258 | — | |
| 1926 | #418 | 266 | — | |
| 1925 | #381 | 318 | — | |
| 1924 | #367 | 349 | — | |
| 1923 | #356 | 343 | — | |
| 1922 | #338 | 367 | — | |
| 1921 | #319 | 423 | — | |
| 1920 | #311 | 440 | — | |
| 1919 | #315 | 402 | — | |
| 1918 | #320 | 397 | — | |
| 1917 | #296 | 436 | — | |
| 1916 | #303 | 391 | — | |
| 1915 | #290 | 395 | — | |
| 1914 | #290 | 328 | — | |
| 1913 | #294 | 259 | — | |
| 1912 | #295 | 238 | — | |
| 1911 | #288 | 184 | — | |
| 1910 | #264 | 212 | — | |
| 1909 | #276 | 169 | — | |
| 1908 | #286 | 152 | — | |
| 1907 | #258 | 178 | — | |
| 1906 | #279 | 141 | — | |
| 1905 | #274 | 145 | — | |
| 1904 | #265 | 140 | — | |
| 1903 | #258 | 143 | — | |
| 1902 | #258 | 146 | — | |
| 1901 | #254 | 130 | — | |
| 1900 | #238 | 178 | — | |
| 1899 | #233 | 140 | — | |
| 1898 | #267 | 129 | — | |
| 1897 | #263 | 117 | — | |
| 1896 | #264 | 118 | — | |
| 1895 | #265 | 111 | — | |
| 1894 | #267 | 106 | — | |
| 1893 | #273 | 96 | — | |
| 1892 | #272 | 95 | — | |
| 1891 | #287 | 76 | — | |
| 1890 | #276 | 82 | — | |
| 1889 | #273 | 76 | — | |
| 1888 | #267 | 75 | — | |
| 1887 | #254 | 68 | — | |
| 1886 | #253 | 67 | — | |
| 1885 | #283 | 49 | — | |
| 1884 | #302 | 41 | — | |
| 1883 | #274 | 42 | — | |
| 1882 | #300 | 34 | — | |
| 1881 | #301 | 27 | — | |
| 1880 | #288 | 29 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lorena was already there! It came in at #288, and was given to 29 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1882, when fewer than 35 girls a year got the name.
Where Lorena is popular in 1949
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Arizona#232 · 1 in 1,113
- West Virginia#325 · 1 in 2,982
- Kentucky#385 · 1 in 4,258
- North Carolina#480 · 1 in 7,007
- California#510 · 1 in 5,959
Best ever in a state: #90 in California, 1980.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | #232 | 8 | 1 in 1,113 |
| West Virginia | #325 | 8 | 1 in 2,982 |
| Kentucky | #385 | 8 | 1 in 4,258 |
| North Carolina | #480 | 7 | 1 in 7,007 |
| California | #510 | 19 | 1 in 5,959 |
| Georgia | #572 | 5 | 1 in 8,520 |
| Pennsylvania | #654 | 7 | 1 in 14,672 |
| New York | #746 | 9 | 1 in 15,767 |
| Texas | #881 | 7 | 1 in 13,533 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 16 spots since 2024 (#1,275 → #1,291)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#1,276 → #1,291)
- 25 spots since 2015 (#1,266 → #1,291)
- Biggest jump: 97 spots in 1954 (#806 → #709)
- Biggest drop: 210 spots in 2009 (#728 → #938)
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1899 at #233 (140 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 131 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 131 yrs · run 1880–2010
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,664
- Highest: 1 in 1,664 girls born in 1899 were named Lorena (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 9,291 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 15.2% of all girls named Lorena (6,836) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 508 | #253 (1886) | #280 |
| 1890s | 1,070 | #233 (1899) | #267 |
| 1900s | 1,522 | #238 (1900) | #265 |
| 1910s | 3,242 | #264 (1910) | #296 |
| 1920s | 3,272 | #311 (1920) | #377 |
| 1930s | 1,841 | #459 (1930) | #482 |
| 1940s | 1,552 | #536 (1940) | #616 |
| 1950s | 1,655 | #677 (1959) | #733 |
| 1960s | 3,534 | #454 (1969) | #521 |
| 1970s | 5,860 | #341 (1974) | #370 |
| 1980s | 6,558 | #302 (1980) | #364 |
| 1990s | 6,836 | #346 (1991) | #387 |
| 2000s | 4,437 | #509 (2002) | #647 |
| 2010s | 2,015 | #969 (2010) | #1,210 |
| 2020s | 1,058 | #1,274 (2022) | #1,294 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lorena in 1949
girls
#698
147 births · 1 in 11,639 girls
Top girls' names in 1949
More about 1949
girls
1,710,877 girls got a published name in 1949; 1 in 11,639 of them was named Lorena, which outranked 88.5% of the 6,066 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).