Loren
2025 SSA
2025 SSA
About Loren
A variant form of Laurence or Lawrence which ranked in the #200s in the US from the 1900s through to the 1960s. It didn't fall off the boys' Top 1000 until the late 1990s, following the huge popularity of Lauren for girls.
Loren for boys#3062 US
Now, though, with gender-neutral names on the ascendant, Loren is used fairly evenly for both genders. Last year in the US, 75 baby girls were named Loren and 60 baby boys, making Loren an excellent nonbinary choice.
Loren for girls#3015 US
The spelling Loren turns Lauren or its male form Laurence into a gender-neutral name. Last year 75 baby girls were named Loren in the US vs. 60 baby boys, making this name a good nonbinary choice.
On the meaning, all the names related to Laurence and Laura are originally Latin, meaning "from Laurentum", but that Roman city's name means "bay laurel".
Pronounced LOR-un.
As of October 2026, Loren ranked #3062 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #200 in 1939, Nameberry popularity #641.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · boys | Births · boys | US rank · girls | Births · girls |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,897 | 77 | #2,042 | 96 |
| 2015 | #2,009 | 72 | #1,889 | 108 |
| 2016 | #1,950 | 75 | #1,825 | 114 |
| 2017 | #2,473 | 52 | #1,871 | 109 |
| 2018 | #2,009 | 73 | #1,934 | 103 |
| 2019 | #2,407 | 56 | #2,024 | 95 |
| 2020 | #2,358 | 57 | #2,090 | 88 |
| 2021 | #2,363 | 58 | #2,221 | 84 |
| 2022 | #2,367 | 60 | #2,440 | 75 |
| 2023 | #2,404 | 57 | #2,569 | 69 |
| 2024 | #2,645 | 50 | #2,487 | 72 |
| 2025 | #3,062 | 40 | #3,015 | 55 |
World rankings
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Loren on lists
Famous Lorens
- Loren Corey EiseleyBoy
American anthropologist and science writer
- Loren FishmanBoy
M.D.
- Loren BouchardBoy
animator, voice actor, and creator of the TV series "Bob's Burgers"
- Loren GallerGirl
Rabinowitz, American ice dancer and beauty queen
- Loren HorsleyGirl
New Zealand actress
- Alison Loren SudolGirl
American lead singer of band A Fine Frenzy
- Giselle Loren Lazzarato aka Gigi GorgeousGirl
Canadian YouTuber
- Loren Montero (b. 2014)Girl
daughter of baseball player Jesús Montero
- Loren HamptonGirl
daughter of NFL player Lorenzo Hampton
- Mia Loren Ziering (b. 2011)Girl
daughter of actor Ian Ziering
- EllaGirl
Loren James (b. 2016), daughter of actress Tika Sumpter and Nick James
- Sophia LorenGirl
Italian actress
- Loren AllredGirl
singer
Loren in pop culture
- Loren PierceBoy
Character in The Damnation of Theron Ware (1896)
- Loren BlakeBoy
Vampyre Poet Laureate in the "House of Night" series (PC Cast)
- Loren "Lo" HaleBoy
character from Krista and Becca Ritchie's "Addicted" series
- Loren SmithGirl
character in the Dirk Pitt series by Clive Cussler
- Loren SingerGirl
character on TV's "JAG"
- Loren McConnellGirl
character from movie "The Reaping"
- LorenGirl
character in the movie "Never Cry Werewolf"
- Loren TateGirl
main character on TV's "Hollywood Heights"