boy's name
Lorenzo
loh-REN-zoh
- Origin Latin
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 122,654
the United States
#117
2025 births
Lorenzo is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "from Laurentum," the Italian and Spanish form of Laurence. Laurentum was an ancient Italian city whose name is generally connected to laurus, the laurel — the tree used for victors' crowns.
- Lorenzo is a name of Latin origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 3,065 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 1,082 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Lorenzo 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 | 308 |
| 1890s | 279 |
| 1900s | 369 |
| 1910s | 1,292 |
| 1920s | 2,176 |
| 1930s | 2,137 |
| 1940s | 2,809 |
| 1950s | 4,929 |
| 1960s | 5,989 |
| 1970s | 5,459 |
| 1980s | 7,169 |
| 1990s | 9,175 |
| 2000s | 10,089 |
| 2010s | 16,875 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 17,011 |
What Lorenzo means
Lorenzo means a man of Laurentum, a place name rather than a description. The laurel connection follows from the city's own name, which is why the name is popularly glossed as laurel or crowned with laurel.
Where Lorenzo comes from
Lorenzo comes from the Latin Laurentius, meaning of Laurentum, a city in Latium whose name is usually derived from laurus, the laurel tree. Laurel wreaths crowned victors in Roman triumphs and athletic games, giving English laureate and the phrase resting on one's laurels. The name spread through Christian Europe via Saint Lawrence, a third-century Roman deacon martyred on a gridiron, who is said to have told his executioners to turn him over as he was done on one side. In Renaissance Florence, Lorenzo de' Medici — Lorenzo the Magnificent — made the name inseparable from Italian civic culture.
Lorenzo in use
Laurel wreaths crowned Roman victors, which is why a place name became a name suggesting honor.
How popular is Lorenzo?
In 2025, Lorenzo was given to 3,065 babies in the United States, ranking #117 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Lorenzo 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.
Names that peaked alongside Lorenzo
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lorenzo also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lorenzo over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
2 nicknames for Lorenzo
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lorenzo — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lorenzo
What does the name Lorenzo mean?
Lorenzo means "from Laurentum," an Italian city whose name comes from laurus, the laurel.
Is Enzo short for Lorenzo?
Often, though Enzo also has a separate line from the German Heinz.
Is Lorenzo the same as Laurence?
Yes. Lorenzo is the Italian and Spanish form.
How popular is the name Lorenzo?
In 2025, Lorenzo was given to 3,065 babies in the United States, ranking #117 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Lorenzo a girl's or a boy's name?
Lorenzo is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lorenzo?
Lorenzo has 3 syllables.
When was Lorenzo most popular?
Lorenzo peaked in 2025, when 3,065 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
What are the nicknames for Lorenzo?
Lorenzo is usually shortened to Enzo and Renzo.
Is Lorenzo a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lorenzo currently ranks #117 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.