Morena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- mo-REH-na
- Origin
- Spanish
Morena is a girls' name of Spanish origin, meaning “dark-haired, brunette”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Morena mean?
Spanish: Spanish word morena
“dark-haired, brunette”
Is Morena a girl's or a boy's name?
Morena is a girls' name.
How popular is Morena in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2019, with 6 girls.
Morena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | #7,489 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #4,294 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 1 | #7,881 |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 2 | #7,302 |
How popular is Morena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1997, with 17 girls. It first appears in the records in 1957.
Half of all the girls named Morena in the US since 1880 were born between 1988 and 2008, the years shaded on the chart below.
Morena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 6 | #13,448 |
| 2019 | 6 | #13,793 |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 9 | #10,855 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #16,542 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 10 | #10,370 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 8 | #12,423 |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 5 | #17,630 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10,915 |
| 2004 | 6 | #14,172 |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13,514 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11,794 |
| 1999 | 7 | #11,378 |
| 1998 | 7 | #11,132 |
| 1997 | 17 | #5,622 |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 13 | #6,636 |
| 1994 | 11 | #7,598 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
| 1992 | 9 | #8,726 |
| 1991 | 7 | #10,263 |
| 1990 | 8 | #9,241 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 7 | #9,239 |
| 1987 | 5 | #11,320 |
| 1986 | 6 | #9,540 |
| 1985 | 5 | #10,672 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 10 | #6,321 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #6,890 |
| 1976 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 5 | #7,469 |
| 1968 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 7 | #5,030 |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
Names like Morena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sienna Ariana Sophia Alora Amara Aria Syeda Lola Paloma Sierra Kiara Maria
Names related to Morena
More Spanish names
Santiago Xavier Amaya Alaia Diego Rio Cruz Elian Jesus Ximena Javier Esmeralda Amayah Reina Cesar Amaia
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, “Morena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/morena, updated 20 October 2026.