Gender
Origin
- English
- Form of Lorenzo and Lawrence.
- Latin
- The laurel or sweet bay tree, symbolic of honor and victory; from Laurentium, the place of the laurel trees
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Loren
Pronunciation
l(o)-ren
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1955 (rank #260, 715 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3036, 40 births)
- Girls: peak in 1990 (rank #517, 463 births); most recent 2025 (rank #2998, 55 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40 | 55 |
| 2024 | 50 | 72 |
| 2023 | 57 | 69 |
| 2022 | 60 | 75 |
| 2021 | 58 | 84 |
| 2020 | 57 | 88 |
| 2019 | 56 | 95 |
| 2018 | 73 | 103 |
| 2017 | 52 | 109 |
| 2016 | 75 | 114 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data
Popularity in England and Wales
- Boys: peak in 1999 (rank #2096, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #337, 102 births); most recent 2025 (rank #4866, 4 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 4 |
| 2024 | – | 5 |
| 2023 | – | 5 |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | 6 |
| 2020 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | – | 5 |
| 2018 | – | 11 |
| 2017 | – | 4 |
| 2016 | – | 7 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Boys: peak in 1957 (rank #1147, 3 births)
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #601, 49 births); most recent 2019 (rank #5455, 3 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | 3 |
| 2018 | – | 5 |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | 6 |
| 2015 | – | 5 |
| 2014 | – | 3 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #356, 7 births); most recent 2006 (rank #551, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #295, 11 births); most recent 2011 (rank #674, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 2004 (rank #372, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Boys: peak in 1979 (rank #275, 7 births); most recent 1985 (rank #372, 5 births)
- Girls: peak in 1985 (rank #458, 5 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | – | – |
| 2022 | – | – |
| 2021 | – | – |
| 2020 | – | – |
| 2019 | – | – |
| 2018 | – | – |
| 2017 | – | – |
| 2016 | – | – |
| 2015 | – | – |
| 2014 | – | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)
Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence