Girl name#562 of girl names
Lorena
Pronounced L AO0 R EH1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 1980
- 145 years in use
How popular is Lorena?
Lorena is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 46,615 children — the 562nd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 38% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 1980, when 827 children were given it.
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- L AO0 R EH1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Lorena
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Lorena
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Lorena?
- Lorena ranks 562nd among girls' names in US records, with 46,615 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,051.
- Is Lorena a unisex name?
- No. Lorena is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Lorena most popular?
- 1980, when 827 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.