Morena
A girls’ name of Spanish origin, meaning brown or dark-haired woman.
Babies a year
9
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Morena by the numbers
Morena was given to 9 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 17 babies in 1997, making it a 1990s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Morena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Marenof the sea; feminine form of Marinus463 in the US (2017)
- Marinaof the sea68 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milenagracious or dear, feminine form of Milan325 in the US (2017)
- Mireyamiracle or admirable; feminine form207 in the US (2017)
- Makenahappy one205 in the US (2017)
- Moanaocean or sea141 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean darkness
Like Morena, each of these has darkness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Laylanight, dark beauty6,283 in the US (2017)
- Blakedark or pale3,782 in the US (2017)
- Melaniedark, black3,232 in the US (2017)
- Leilanight, dark beauty1,400 in the US (2017)
- Delaneydark challenger; descendant of Dubhshláine1,270 in the US (2017)
- Blakelydark or pale meadow; a place name used as personal name1,244 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Morena
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