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

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Peak · girls
1899 · 140 births
Debut · girls
29 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
44,960
since 1880

Lorena over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lorena has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201992peak #233, 1899girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#1,291173—
2024#1,275182—
2023#1,277179—
2022#1,274188—
2021#1,370161—
2020#1,276175—
2019#1,283180—
2018#1,181203—
2017#1,364169—
2016#1,232198—
2015#1,266192—
2014#1,215201—
2013#1,210198—
2012#1,273188—
2011#1,105223—
2010#969263—
2009#938285—
2008#728409—
2007#759385—
2006#700405—
2005#583488—
2004#597468—
2003#570490—
2002#509538—
2001#566459—
2000#517510—
1999#475554—
1998#445581—
1997#391667—
1996#347801#6,4968
1995#399658#7,7926
1994#349756#5,8689
1993#381668#6,8167
1992#359715#4,32713
1991#346746#5,9428
1990#382690#6,4157
1989#420591#6,9416
1988#437520#3,35015
1987#390588#4,5739
1986#360662#3,44013
1985#322740#3,80511
1984#357647#3,92510
1983#369611#4,9077
1982#358653#4,5938
1981#325726#3,60111
1980#302820#2,96515
1979#355647#4,8427
1978#369577#5,0596
1977#371577#4,1648
1976#353607—
1975#348622#3,24611
1974#341640#4,6346
1973#353598#4,5056
1972#394520—
1971#393555—
1970#426517#3,8367
1969#454453#4,4045
1968#463429—
1967#468409—
1966#499353—
1965#514344—
1964#537337—
1963#535326—
1962#560306—
1961#581299—
1960#595278—
1959#677218—
1958#712192—
1957#715194—
1956#742171—
1955#729169—
1954#709169—
1953#806130—
1952#741143—
1951#765133—
1950#738136—
1949#698147—
1948#700142—
1947#638168—
1946#678139—
1945#589153—
1944#605147—
1943#601157—
1942#574165—
1941#537171—
1940#536163—
1939#522163—
1938#495181—
1937#468196—
1936#516161—
1935#472182—
1934#465193—
1933#481175—
1932#462199—
1931#484177—
1930#459214—
1929#423249—
1928#422259—
1927#430258—
1926#418266—
1925#381318—
1924#367349—
1923#356343—
1922#338367—
1921#319423—
1920#311440—
1919#315402—
1918#320397—
1917#296436—
1916#303391—
1915#290395—
1914#290328—
1913#294259—
1912#295238—
1911#288184—
1910#264212—
1909#276169—
1908#286152—
1907#258178—
1906#279141—
1905#274145—
1904#265140—
1903#258143—
1902#258146—
1901#254130—
1900#238178—
1899#233140—
1898#267129—
1897#263117—
1896#264118—
1895#265111—
1894#267106—
1893#27396—
1892#27295—
1891#28776—
1890#27682—
1889#27376—
1888#26775—
1887#25468—
1886#25367—
1885#28349—
1884#30241—
1883#27442—
1882#30034—
1881#30127—
1880#28829—
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 1992

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedNHWashington: #449 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,798 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedMNIllinois: #353 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 2,151 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedMINew York: #648 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 4,644 girlsNYMassachusetts: #647 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,980 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedRIOregon: #291 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,626 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #1,192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 13,692 girlsPANew Jersey: #582 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,554 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #154 for girls · 342 births · 1 in 751 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedUTColorado: #339 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,921 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedDEArizona: #327 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,746 girlsAZNew Mexico: #237 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsNMKansas: #411 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,667 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #774 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,639 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedALGeorgia: #844 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,882 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lorena, so not publishedHITexas: #185 for girls · 141 births · 1 in 976 girlsTXFlorida: #395 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,681 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. California#154 · 1 in 751
  2. Texas#185 · 1 in 976
  3. New Mexico#237 · 1 in 1,030
  4. Oregon#291 · 1 in 1,626
  5. Arizona#327 · 1 in 1,746

Best ever in a state: #90 in California, 1980.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1543421 in 751
Texas#1851411 in 976
New Mexico#23791 in 1,030
Oregon#291101 in 1,626
Arizona#327151 in 1,746
Colorado#339111 in 1,921
Illinois#353351 in 2,151
Florida#395281 in 2,681
Kansas#41151 in 2,667
Washington#449111 in 2,798
New Jersey#582101 in 4,554
Massachusetts#64761 in 5,980
New York#648251 in 4,644
North Carolina#77461 in 6,639
Georgia#84461 in 6,882
Pennsylvania#1,19251 in 13,692
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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.

See more about Lorena
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s508#253 (1886)#280
1890s1,070#233 (1899)#267
1900s1,522#238 (1900)#265
1910s3,242#264 (1910)#296
1920s3,272#311 (1920)#377
1930s1,841#459 (1930)#482
1940s1,552#536 (1940)#616
1950s1,655#677 (1959)#733
1960s3,534#454 (1969)#521
1970s5,860#341 (1974)#370
1980s6,558#302 (1980)#364
1990s6,836#346 (1991)#387
2000s4,437#509 (2002)#647
2010s2,015#969 (2010)#1,210
2020s1,058#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 1992

girls
#359
715 births · 1 in 2,579 girls
boys
#4,327
13 births · 1 in 153,647 boys

Top girls' names in 1992

  1. #1Ashley38,460
  2. #2Jessica38,361
  3. #3Amanda25,039
  4. #4Brittany24,983
  5. #5Sarah24,634
  6. #6Samantha24,407
  7. #7Emily21,835
  8. #8Stephanie19,680
  9. #9Elizabeth19,035
  10. #10Megan17,842
  11. #359Lorena715

Top boys' names in 1992

  1. #1Michael54,410
  2. #2Christopher42,468
  3. #3Matthew37,733
  4. #4Joshua36,221
  5. #5Andrew30,542
  6. #6Brandon29,628
  7. #7Daniel29,157
  8. #8Tyler28,806
  9. #9James28,513
  10. #10David28,425
  11. #4,327Lorena13
More about 1992

girls

1,843,931 girls got a published name in 1992; 1 in 2,579 of them was named Lorena, which outranked 97.7% of the 15,610 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 13.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorena
  1. #356Ashton724
  2. #357Christy720
  3. #358Marlene716
  4. #359Lorena715
  5. #360Randi713
  6. #361Sylvia711
  7. #362Katharine708
Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,282Darian#2,989 → #707
  2. ↑ 1,958Payton#2,660 → #702
  3. ↑ 1,450Peyton#2,034 → #584
  4. ↑ 1,115Chandler#1,656 → #541
  5. ↑ 1,080Brianda#1,857 → #777
Fallers
  1. ↓ 855Rebeccah#1,000 → #1,855
  2. ↓ 725Ieshia#717 → #1,442
  3. ↓ 502Miesha#997 → #1,499
  4. ↓ 470Unknown#794 → #1,264
  5. ↓ 356Phylicia#928 → #1,284

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,997,409 boys got a published name in 1992; 1 in 153,647 of them was named Lorena, which outranked 55.9% of the 9,820 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorena
  1. #4,114Zaccary14
  2. #4,114Zakry14
  3. #4,114Zan14
  4. #4,327Lorena13
  5. #4,327Abdulaziz13
  6. #4,327Abhishek13
  7. #4,327Adrean13
  8. #4,564Aaryn12
  9. #4,564Aasim12
  10. #4,564Abayomi12

Tied with 236 names at #4,327; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1991
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,348Dalvin#7,271 → #923
  2. ↑ 3,435Jalen#3,813 → #378
  3. ↑ 2,026Davante#2,828 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,555Davonta#2,469 → #914
  5. ↑ 1,383Juwan#2,344 → #961
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,632Unnamed#972 → #3,604
  2. ↓ 450Octavius#945 → #1,395
  3. ↓ 398Male#679 → #1,077
  4. ↓ 394Khiry#915 → #1,309
  5. ↓ 379Dijon#915 → #1,294

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1992 →