Lorenzo sits comfortably in the UK charts at #132 in 2025 — recognisable but not overwhelming. Your child may occasionally share their name.
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UK Rank 2025
#132
US Rank #117
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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 fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Lorenzo in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #116, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Lorenzo
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.
Lorenzo d'Alessandro — Lorenzo d’Alessandro was an Italian painter and interpreter of late gothic style.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Lorenzo
Unlikely. With around 378 UK babies named Lorenzo per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Lorenzo in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Lorenzo is at its highest recorded position — #132 in 2025, with 378 births. In 2020 it ranked #179.
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 and Lorenzo Pellegrini. Short summaries for each appear below.
Lorenzo appears in the US top 500 at #116 in 2024 — moderately popular in America, though less so than in the UK.
378
UK babies named Lorenzo (2025)
~0.0
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.2
In a school of 600
↑ 47 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
Almost certainly the only Lorenzo in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Lorenzo
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
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.