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Lorenzo

Gender
Boy
Say it
lo-REN-zoh
Origin
Latin
UK rank, 2025
#145 for boys
US rank, 2025
#117 for boys

Lorenzo is a boys' name of Latin origin, meaning “from Laurentum”. In 2025 it ranked 145th for boys in the UK (395 babies) and 117th for boys in the US (3,065 babies).

What does Lorenzo mean?

Latin: Italian and Spanish form of Laurence

“from Laurentum”

Italian form of Laurence; Lorenzo de' Medici, 'the Magnificent', ruled Florence during the Renaissance.

Is Lorenzo a girl's or a boy's name?

Lorenzo is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 395 boys in the UK and 3,065 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.

How popular is Lorenzo in the UK?

Rank in 2025
145th among boys
Babies in 2025
395 about 1 in 760 boys
Five-year trend
Rising up 45% in five years
Same name in a class
1.8% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 395 boys in the UK were named Lorenzo, making it the 145th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 187th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 396 boys.

Half of all the boys named Lorenzo in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.

Among boys in 2025, it was 132nd in England and Wales, 269th in Scotland and 395th in Northern Ireland.

1996Busiest: 396 in 20242025
Lorenzo in the UK, year by year
YearBoysRank
2025395#145
2024396#150
2023384#156
2022363#162
2021330#185
2020305#187
2019269#213
2018238#245
2017226#262
2016210#280
2015183#299
2014155#324
2013148#328
2012143#350
2011108#406
2010123#370
2009129#348
200878#506
200789#440
200654#597
200560#519
200467#451
200335#686
200239#586
200136#591
200036#589
199931#633
199831#637
199741#510
199637#520

How popular is Lorenzo in the US?

Rank in 2025
117th among boys
Babies in 2025
3,065 about 1 in 560 boys
Five-year trend
Steady up 22% in five years
Same name in a class
2.5% chance among 15 boys

In 2025, 3,065 boys in the US were named Lorenzo, making it the 117th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 152nd.

2025 had the most boys named Lorenzo of any year since the records began in 1880.

Half of all the boys named Lorenzo in the US since 1880 were born between 1972 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.

1880Busiest: 3,065 in 20252025
Lorenzo in the US, year by year
YearBoysRank
20253,065#117
20243,054#116
20232,819#131
20222,836#134
20212,781#135
20202,456#152
20192,642#146
20182,252#173
20172,004#197
20161,877#210
20151,845#216
20141,642#227
20131,518#238
20121,090#307
20111,033#311
2010965#324
2009955#334
2008987#334
20071,172#295
20061,111#300
20051,028#319
20041,076#295
2003963#310
2002987#297
2001888#313
2000922#314
1999946#305
1998956#294
1997946#292
19961,020#274
1995982#280
1994929#295
1993950#290
1992762#333
1991839#307
1990827#309
1989761#314
1988751#304
1987803#273
1986715#291
1985803#266
1984744#279
1983661#298
1982627#314
1981623#306
1980584#325
1979523#345
1978529#331
1977480#360
1976552#320
1975558#321
1974568#317
1973513#332
1972522#338
1971575#325
1970561#339
1969529#341
1968511#341
1967510#332
1966606#301
1965589#314
1964657#306
1963630#317
1962599#320
1961639#307
1960653#307
1959533#335
1958521#338
1957564#325
1956560#314
1955537#317
1954525#312
1953444#332
1952447#328
1951401#340
1950379#345
1949356#356
1948345#364
1947322#382
1946289#385
1945235#390
1944277#359
1943259#381
1942245#387
1941260#362
1940206#400
1939238#368
1938238#361
1937212#380
1936192#395
1935213#369
1934224#364
1933218#366
1932198#402
1931193#404
1930211#398
1929224#384
1928224#401
1927213#413
1926230#387
1925231#394
1924217#415
1923218#407
1922210#414
1921204#424
1920190#437
1919165#459
1918168#458
1917192#408
1916176#425
1915161#425
1914133#412
191394#442
191295#393
191162#349
191046#383
190947#339
190848#316
190736#375
190647#298
190537#329
190429#379
190326#381
190227#380
190130#325
190042#330
189918#438
189840#288
189731#331
189635#315
189526#368
189425#367
189321#391
189229#348
189130#305
189024#358
188924#360
188836#297
188725#330
188625#336
188527#327
188430#318
188320#381
188241#267
188132#276
188048#240

Nicknames for Lorenzo

Names like Lorenzo

Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.

Leonardo, Hugo, Elias, Levi, Tobias, Romeo, Milo, Austin, Roman, Gabriel, Elijah, Raphael

Names related to Lorenzo

Lorenz, Larenzo, Larenz, Lorenso

More Latin names

Oliver, Olivia, Leo, Aurora, Emily, Florence, Mabel, Luna, Nora, Rosie, Emilia, Max, Nova, Lucy, Julian, Clara

Every Latin name

Sources

Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.

To cite this page: Nameling, “Lorenzo: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lorenzo, updated 20 October 2026.