Lorenzo sits comfortably in the UK charts at #139 in 2024 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2024
#139
US Rank #116
About the Name Lorenzo
2024 marks Lorenzo's peak year in UK records so far, sitting at UK #139. The name has climbed 40 places in the last five years — a significant surge by any measure. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Lorenzo is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
In the US it ranks even higher at #116, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lorenzo
Unlikely. With around 384 UK babies named Lorenzo per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lorenzo in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lorenzo is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 40 places over the last five years to #139 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Lorenzo is more popular in the US (#116) than in the UK (#139). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Lorenzo include: Lorenzo Musetti — Lorenzo Musetti is an Italian professional tennis player.; Lorenzo Pellegrini — Lorenzo Pellegrini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team.; Steven Lorenzo — Steven Lorenzo is an American convicted serial rapist and murderer..
Lorenzo appears in the US top 500 at #116 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
384
UK babies named Lorenzo (2024)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 40 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Lorenzo
Likely around 1 other Lorenzo in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2024)
Rank · SSA official data
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Lorenzo Pellegrini is an Italian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Serie A club Roma and the Italy national team. Pellegrini is an academy graduate of Roma, having joined the club in 2007, and made his senior debut in 2015.
Steven Lorenzo is an American convicted serial rapist and murderer. In 2003, along with accomplice Scott Paul Schweickert, Lorenzo murdered Jason Galehouse and Michael Wachholtz in Tampa, Florida, after raping, drugging, and torturing both men.
Lorenzo Ruiz (Filipino: Lorenzo Ruiz ng Maynila; Chinese: 李乐伦; pinyin: Lǐ Yuèlún; Spanish: Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila; November 28, 1594 – September 29, 1637), also called Saint Lorenzo of Manila, was a Filipino Catholic layman and a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic. A Chinese Filipino, he became his country's protomartyr after his execution in Japan by the Tokugawa shogunate during its persecution of Japanese Christians in the 17th century.
Jerry Lorenzo Manuel Jr., known professionally as Jerry Lorenzo, is an American fashion designer. He is the founder of the American streetwear label Fear of God.