Lorena is a distinctive choice, ranked #708 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Lorena in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#708
About the Name Lorena
Lorena is steadily gaining in popularity, up 63 places over the past five years. Its best recorded rank was #655 in 2022, and it currently sits at #708. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lorena is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lorena
Unlikely. With around 53 UK babies named Lorena per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lorena in her class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lorena is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 63 places over the last five years to #708 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Lorena is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Lorena include: Liza Lorena — Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett known professionally as Liza Lorena is a Filipina actress.; Lorena Ochoa — Lorena Ochoa Reyes is a Mexican former professional golfer who played on the U.; Lorena Benítez — Flavia Lorena Benítez is an Argentine professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras and the Argentina women's....
Lorena does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Lorenas in the wild.
53
UK babies named Lorena (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 63 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lorena
Likely around 1 other Lorena in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Lorena
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Elizabeth Ann Jolene Luciano Winsett known professionally as Liza Lorena is a Filipina actress. She was a First Runner-Up in the Binibining Pilipinas pageant in 1966.
Lorena Ochoa Reyes is a Mexican former professional golfer who played on the U.S.-based LPGA Tour from 2003 to 2010. She was the top-ranked female golfer in the world for 158 consecutive and total weeks (the consecutive streak is an LPGA Tour record), from 23 April 2007 to her retirement on 2 May 2010, at the age of 28 years old.
Flavia Lorena Benítez is an Argentine professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras and the Argentina women's national team.
Lorena Sofia Gonzalez Fletcher is an American union leader and former politician serving as the president of the California Labor Federation since 2022. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served in the California State Assembly from 2013 to 2022, representing the 80th Assembly district, which encompasses southern San Diego.