Is Lorena a boy or girl name?
Lorena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 181 girls and 0 boys were named Lorena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 45,000 US babies named Lorena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,279
- Babies named Lorena since 1880
- 45,000
- Most popular year
- 1980
- 835 babies
Boys and girls named Lorena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 508 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 1,070 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,522 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 3,242 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,272 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 1,841 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 1,552 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,655 | 100% |
| 1960s | 5 | 3,534 | 99.9% |
| 1970s | 51 | 5,860 | 99.1% |
| 1980s | 105 | 6,558 | 98.4% |
| 1990s | 58 | 6,834 | 99.2% |
| 2000s | 0 | 4,437 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,014 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 882 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,279 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 178 | #1,287 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,274 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 160 | #1,375 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 175 | #1,276 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 180 | #1,284 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,189 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 169 | #1,370 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,233 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 192 | #1,273 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 201 | #1,217 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 198 | #1,215 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 188 | #1,277 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 223 | #1,107 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 263 | #972 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 285 | #940 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 409 | #728 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 385 | #760 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 405 | #702 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 488 | #584 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 468 | #598 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 490 | #571 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 538 | #510 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 459 | #566 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 510 | #518 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 554 | #475 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 581 | #445 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 667 | #391 |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,877 | 801 | #348 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,450 | 658 | #399 |
| 1994 | 9 | #6,154 | 756 | #349 |
| 1993 | 7 | #7,298 | 668 | #381 |
| 1992 | 13 | #4,481 | 715 | #359 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,290 | 745 | #346 |
| 1990 | 7 | #6,883 | 689 | #382 |
| 1989 | 6 | #7,542 | 591 | #420 |
| 1988 | 15 | #3,457 | 520 | #438 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,797 | 588 | #390 |
| 1986 | 13 | #3,569 | 662 | #360 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,944 | 740 | #322 |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,101 | 647 | #357 |
| 1983 | 7 | #5,249 | 611 | #369 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,847 | 653 | #358 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,757 | 726 | #325 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,041 | 820 | #302 |
| 1979 | 7 | #5,158 | 647 | #355 |
| 1978 | 6 | #5,503 | 577 | #369 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,427 | 577 | #371 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 607 | #353 |
| 1975 | 11 | #3,352 | 622 | #348 |
| 1974 | 6 | #5,005 | 640 | #341 |
| 1973 | 6 | #4,860 | 598 | #354 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 520 | #395 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 555 | #394 |
| 1970 | 7 | #4,090 | 517 | #428 |
| 1969 | 5 | #4,775 | 453 | #454 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 429 | #464 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 409 | #468 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 353 | #499 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 344 | #513 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 337 | #538 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 326 | #537 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 306 | #562 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 299 | #582 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 278 | #596 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 218 | #681 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 192 | #713 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 194 | #717 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 171 | #743 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 169 | #731 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 169 | #710 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 130 | #808 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 143 | #743 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 133 | #768 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 136 | #740 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 147 | #700 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 142 | #703 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 168 | #640 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 139 | #678 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 153 | #591 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 147 | #607 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 157 | #601 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 165 | #576 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 171 | #538 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 163 | #537 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 163 | #524 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 181 | #495 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 196 | #469 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 161 | #517 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 182 | #472 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 193 | #465 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 175 | #482 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 199 | #463 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 177 | #484 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 214 | #460 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 249 | #423 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 259 | #422 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 258 | #430 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 266 | #418 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 318 | #382 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 349 | #367 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 343 | #357 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 367 | #338 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 423 | #319 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 440 | #311 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 402 | #315 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 397 | #321 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 436 | #296 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 391 | #304 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 395 | #290 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 328 | #290 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 259 | #294 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 238 | #295 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 184 | #290 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 212 | #265 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 169 | #277 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 152 | #286 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 178 | #258 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 141 | #279 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 145 | #274 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 140 | #265 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 143 | #259 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 146 | #258 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 130 | #254 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 178 | #240 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 140 | #233 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 129 | #267 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 117 | #263 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 118 | #266 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 111 | #265 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 106 | #269 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 96 | #274 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 95 | #274 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 76 | #289 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 82 | #277 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 76 | #274 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 75 | #268 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 68 | #254 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 67 | #253 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 49 | #286 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 41 | #303 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 42 | #275 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 34 | #304 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 27 | #306 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 29 | #291 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lorena reached #3,041 in 1980. As a girl name, it reached #233 in 1899. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1980s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lorena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.