girl's name
Lorene
lor-EEN
- Origin American
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 43,307
Lorene reaches the laurel by the long way round — Laurentum was a town named for its bay trees, and the personal name says which town someone came from rather than which plant crowned them.
- Lorene is a name of American origin.
- Peaked in 1920, when 1,360 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 195,046 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Lorene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 66 |
| 1890s | 435 |
| 1900s | 1,653 |
| 1910s | 8,045 |
| 1920s | 11,298 |
| 1930s | 6,217 |
| 1940s | 3,906 |
| 1950s | 3,368 |
| 1960s | 2,319 |
| 1970s | 885 |
| 1980s | 467 |
| 1990s | 302 |
| 2000s | 242 |
| 2010s | 177 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 112 |
What Lorene means
Lorene means a woman of Laurentum. The laurel belongs to the town's own name, so the crown is inherited at one remove rather than described directly.
Where Lorene comes from
Lorene is an American elaboration of Lora or Laura, from the Latin laurus, the bay tree, by way of Laurentum in Latium. The laurel crowned victors and poets, giving laureate and, through the medieval crowning of graduates, baccalaureate. Lora, Loren and Laurel, elsewhere on this site, all descend from the same plant by different routes — Laurel names the tree directly, the others through the town.
Lorene in use
Lorene peaked in the United States in 1920, when 1,360 babies were registered, and our data marks it stable rather than falling. It charts in exactly one of the six markets we track, at 6759th in the United States on 17 births, across 43,307 lifetime births. France ran a small separate series peaking at 175 births in 1995, seventy-five years after the American peak.
How popular is Lorene?
In 2025, Lorene was given to 17 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Lorene is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Lorene is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lorène | Lorène is a rare spelling of Lorene, written with a grave accent and recorded about 775 times, mostly in France. | 775 |
Names that peaked alongside Lorene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lorene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lorene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Lorene in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Lorene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lorene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lorene
What does the name Lorene mean?
A woman of Laurentum — a town named for its bay trees.
How is it different from Laurel?
Laurel names the tree directly; Lorene reaches it through the town.
Where does laureate come from?
The laurel crown given to victors and poets.
How popular is Lorene?
6759th in the United States, down from a 1920 peak of 1,360 births.
Is Lorene a girl's or a boy's name?
Lorene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lorene?
Lorene has 2 syllables.
Is Lorene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lorene currently ranks #3,928 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.