Lorella
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- loh-REL-la
- Origin
- Latin
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
Lorella is a girls' name of Latin origin, meaning “laurel”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies).
What does Lorella mean?
Latin: Italian pet form of Laura
“laurel”
Laura comes from Latin laurus, the laurel used to crown victors.
Is Lorella a girl's or a boy's name?
Lorella is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lorella in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 425% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Lorella, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 7,326th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 10 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Lorella than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Lorella in the UK since 1996 were born between 2017 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Lorella in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 7 | #3,381 |
| 2023 | 10 | #2,640 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 5 | #4,148 |
| 2020 | 1 | #7,326 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,774 |
| 2016 | 1 | #7,664 |
| 2015 | 3 | #5,983 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
Nicknames for Lorella
- Ella 1,148 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Lorella
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Rosa Flora Alma Clara Lola Florence Matilda Rosie Beatrice Ada Nora Lucinda
Names related to Lorella
More Latin names
Oliver Olivia Leo Roman Aurora Emily Mabel Luna Emilia Max Nova Lucy Julian Anthony Austin Felix
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lorella: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lorella, updated 20 October 2026.