Lorena
A girls’ name of Latin origin, meaning from Lorraine; crowned with laurel; a form of Lorain or Lauren.
Lorena by the numbers
In 2025, 54 babies in England and Wales were named Lorena. In the US, 169 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 818 babies in 1980, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
Other names that come from Lauren
Like Lorena, each of these traces back to Lauren: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Other names that come from Lorraine
Like Lorena, each of these traces back to Lorraine: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lorena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Lorenfrom laurentum; a form of Lawrence159 in the US (2017)
- Lornafrom Lorne; forlorn10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lorenzafrom Laurentum; laurel crowned; a form of Lawrence or Laura19 in the US (2017)
- Lorenefrom Lorraine; a form of Loraine14 in the US (2017)
- Lorennafrom Laurentum; a form of Laurenna6 in England and Wales (2025)
- Lorinalaurel; a form of Lora or Laurina6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Lorena
Names that are said the same way as Lorena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean a king or ruler
Like Lorena, each of these has a king or ruler in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Averyruler of the elves10,365 in the US (2017)
- Ryanlittle king; descendent of rian8,422 in the US (2017)
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Kinsleyfrom the king's meadow; an English place name used as given name4,048 in the US (2017)
- Reaganlittle king3,211 in the US (2017)
- Emerybrave, powerful; industrious ruler2,983 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a tree
Like Lorena, each of these has a tree in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Oliviaolive tree; symbol of peace18,642 in the US (2017)
- Hazelthe hazel tree; hazel-eyed5,019 in the US (2017)
- Rowanlittle red one; the rowan tree1,398 in England and Wales (2025)
- Willowthe willow tree; grace, flexibility1,384 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ashleyash tree meadow2,549 in the US (2017)
- Arlofortified hill; barberry tree2,083 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lorena
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