The first name Lorena
A girl’s name from Italian.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Italian origin
From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura. Henry Webster's title for his song was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 54 girls were named Lorena, making it the 684th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2022, with 57 births (#655).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lorena with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lorena at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 173 girls born in the United States were named Lorena, the 1,293rd most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1980, when 820 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Lorena
10 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Lorena WiebesDutch cyclist, born 1999
- Lorena GaleCanadian actress (1958-2009)
- Lorena da Silva LeiteBrazilian association football player, born 1997
- Lorena BenítezArgentine association football and futsal player, born 1998
- Lorena HickokAmerican journalist (1893-1968)
- Lorena SanchezAmerican pornographic actress, born 1986
- Lorena MeritanoArgentine-colombian actress, born 1970
- Lorena VargasCyclist, born 1986
- Kylie CantrallAmerican actress and singer, born 2005
- Karla GodinezCanadian wrestler, born 1998
More Italian girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Lorena mean?
- From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura. Henry Webster's title for his song was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore.
- What is the origin of the name Lorena?
- From Italian and Spanish, by folk etymology associated with Laura. Henry Webster's title for his song was inspired by Edgar Allan Poe's Lenore.
- How popular is the name Lorena?
- In 2025, 54 girls born in England and Wales were named Lorena, ranking 684th. Its peak was 2022, with 57 births.
- Is Lorena a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 45,179 US babies named Lorena since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lorena most popular?
- 1980 in the United States, when 820 babies were named Lorena, its highest rank at 302nd.