Meaning of the nameLorena
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- Lo-re-na
Lorena is a female name taken from the name of the French region of Lorraine (Lorena), which originally meant 'Lothar's kingdom'.
Meaning
“from the name of the French region of Lorraine (Lorena), originally 'Lothar's kingdom'”
Source: Behind the Name: Lorraine
- People (2022)
- 253,461
- Rank in Brazil
- #121
- Median age
- 9 years
- 2010 Census
- 112,310
- people
Lorena in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lorena, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (95,021 people).
252,047 women 1,414 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Lorena is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lorena in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.179%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.147%
- Espírito Santo 0.136%
- Minas Gerais 0.131%
- Paraná 0.128%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 79,593 | 0.179% |
| Minas Gerais | 26,997 | 0.131% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 18,285 | 0.114% |
| Bahia | 17,497 | 0.124% |
| Paraná | 14,662 | 0.128% |
| Pernambuco | 10,922 | 0.121% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 8,931 | 0.082% |
| Goiás | 8,537 | 0.121% |
| Pará | 7,351 | 0.091% |
| Ceará | 6,871 | 0.078% |
| Santa Catarina | 6,854 | 0.090% |
| Maranhão | 5,951 | 0.088% |
| Espírito Santo | 5,221 | 0.136% |
| Mato Grosso | 4,412 | 0.121% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 4,060 | 0.147% |
| Paraíba | 3,895 | 0.098% |
| Alagoas | 3,838 | 0.123% |
| Amazonas | 3,504 | 0.089% |
| Distrito Federal | 3,302 | 0.117% |
| Piauí | 2,752 | 0.084% |
| Sergipe | 2,646 | 0.120% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 2,213 | 0.067% |
| Rondônia | 1,849 | 0.117% |
| Tocantins | 1,443 | 0.096% |
| Acre | 745 | 0.090% |
| Amapá | 645 | 0.088% |
| Roraima | 485 | 0.076% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Lorena
Behind the Name treats Lorena as the Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Romanian form of Lorraine, the name of a region in eastern France that originally meant 'Lothar's kingdom', from the Latin Lothari regnum. In Portuguese, Lorena is also the name of that region, as Wiktionary records, as well as a female name and a municipality in São Paulo state. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 253,461 people named Lorena, with a median age of 9. Proportionally, it is most common in São Paulo.
It is the standard spelling and the most recorded in the group.
Other spellings of Lorena
| Spelling | People (2022) |
|---|---|
| Lorena | 253,461 |
| Lorenna | 9,207 |
Sources
- Behind the Name: Lorena (1) · behindthename.com · origin
- Behind the Name: Lorraine · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lorena · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Lorena
What does the name Lorena mean?
Lorena means “from the name of the French region of Lorraine (Lorena), originally 'Lothar's kingdom'”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Lorena in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 253,461 people with the first name Lorena, which ranks it number 121 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Lorena a boy's or a girl's name?
Lorena is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 252,047 women and 1,414 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lorena?
Lorena is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lorena most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.179% of the state's population is named Lorena (79,593 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Lorena?
Lorenna. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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