boy's name
Lourenço
- Origin Portuguese
- Gender Boy
- Letters 8
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 403
Scotland
#707
as Lourenco, 2022
Lourenço is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Lourenço is a name of Portuguese origin.
- Peaked in France in 2020, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 39,300 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1972.
Lourenço over time
Births per decade in France, 1970s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 10 |
| 2010s | 110 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 140 |
How popular is Lourenço?
In 2025, Lourenço was given to 15 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lourenço is used
French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.
How Lourenço is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lourenco | Lourenco is a spelling of Lourenço, used in Canada, where it ranks #2,587. | 158 |
Names that peaked alongside Lourenço
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lourenço also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lourenço over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lourenço
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lourenço — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lourenço
Is Lourenço a girl's or a boy's name?
Lourenço is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Lourenço most popular?
Lourenço peaked in 2020, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Lourenço a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lourenço currently ranks #1,782 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.