Meaning of the nameLorenna
- Female
- French origin
- Latin origin
- Lo-ren-na
Lorenna is a spelling of the name Lorena, which means “from the name of the French region of Lorraine (Lorena), originally 'Lothar's kingdom'”.
Meaning
“from the name of the French region of Lorraine (Lorena), originally 'Lothar's kingdom'”
Meaning of the name Lorena, of which Lorenna is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Lorraine
- People (2022)
- 9,207
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,824
- Median age
- 5 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,418
- people
Lorenna in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lorenna, 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 (4,021 people).
9,159 women 48 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 Lorenna is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lorenna in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- São Paulo 0.007%
- Pernambuco 0.007%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
- Paraíba 0.007%
- Sergipe 0.006%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 3,117 | 0.007% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 1,052 | 0.007% |
| Minas Gerais | 715 | 0.004% |
| Pernambuco | 632 | 0.007% |
| Bahia | 448 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 323 | 0.005% |
| Goiás | 293 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 259 | 0.007% |
| Paraná | 249 | 0.002% |
| Ceará | 221 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 199 | 0.005% |
| Piauí | 189 | 0.006% |
| Alagoas | 184 | 0.006% |
| Distrito Federal | 164 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 154 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 146 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 145 | 0.005% |
| Sergipe | 135 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 117 | 0.004% |
| Santa Catarina | 102 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 98 | 0.003% |
| Tocantins | 83 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 67 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 49 | 0.003% |
| Acre | 34 | 0.004% |
| Roraima | 19 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Lorenna
It doubles the N without changing the pronunciation; most of the people recorded with this spelling were born from 2010 onward, with a median age of 5.
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.
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 Lorenna
What does the name Lorenna mean?
Lorenna means “from the name of the French region of Lorraine (Lorena), originally 'Lothar's kingdom'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Lorena, of which Lorenna is a spelling.
How many people are named Lorenna in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,207 people with the first name Lorenna, which ranks it number 1,824 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Lorenna a boy's or a girl's name?
Lorenna is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,159 women and 48 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lorenna?
Lorenna is a name of French and Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lorenna most common?
Proportionally, in São Paulo: 0.007% of the state's population is named Lorenna (3,117 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Lorenna?
Lorena. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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