Lorenzo
The Italian and Spanish form of the Latin Laurentius, meaning a man from Laurentum, a town whose name was linked to laurus, the laurel tree.
Lorenzo in 2025
Lorenzo was given to 3,065 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 207th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,082 babies born.
The history of Lorenzo
Lorenzo reached its highest point in 2025, when 3,065 babies were given the name, ranking 207th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 204th, in 2024.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 86,066 babies have been named Lorenzo. Half of them were born before 2001, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Lorenzo by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lorenzo | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 308 | 458 |
| 1890s | 279 | 767 |
| 1900s | 369 | 802 |
| 1910s | 1,292 | 873 |
| 1920s | 2,176 | 811 |
| 1930s | 2,137 | 786 |
| 1940s | 2,809 | 766 |
| 1950s | 4,929 | 677 |
| 1960s | 5,989 | 659 |
| 1970s | 5,459 | 674 |
| 1980s | 7,169 | 570 |
| 1990s | 9,175 | 558 |
| 2000s | 10,089 | 581 |
| 2010s | 16,875 | 266 |
| 2020s | 17,011 | 204 |
Where Lorenzo is heading
Lorenzo has risen 66% over the past decade, from 1,845 babies in 2015 to 3,065 in 2025.
Names like Lorenzo
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lorenzo.