US rank #116 Boys' name Peak 2024 82,665 births

Lorenzo — #116 US boys' name

82,665 babies named Lorenzo in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#116
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 99.2% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Lorenzo was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

3,044 babies were named Lorenzo in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorenzo

The Social Security Administration has registered 82,665 babies named Lorenzo between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lorenzo currently holds the #116 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 3,044 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorenzo performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 16,863 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lorenzo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13,067 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorenzo in 49 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorenzo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 82,665 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lorenzo at a glance

Top 1,000 boys' name

Total births

82,665

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2024

3,044 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#116

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lorenzo popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Top 1,000 boys' name
Peak year (2024)
3,044
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
-1,00001,0002,0003,0004,000 202420051986196719481929191018911880 48

Lorenzo popularity over time — girls

314 total births recorded since 1923 (Lorenzo as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 314 births
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Lorenzo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
16,863 births that decade — 20% of Lorenzo's all-time total
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Lorenzo by state

Where Lorenzo concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lorenzo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13,067 15.8%
#2 Texas
12,294 14.9%
#3 Florida
5,590 6.8%
#4 New York
5,357 6.5%
#5 Illinois
3,988 4.8%
#6 Arizona
2,640 3.2%
#7 New Jersey
2,419 2.9%
#8 Georgia
2,348 2.8%
California share of Lorenzo's total US births 15.8%
Even split

13,067 of 82,665 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 49 reporting states.

Lorenzo appears in 49 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorenzo?
82,665 babies have been named Lorenzo since 1880. It currently ranks #116 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 3,044 births.
When was Lorenzo most popular?
Lorenzo was most popular in the 2010s decade with 16,863 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Lorenzo most popular?
The top states for the name Lorenzo are California (13,067 births), Texas (12,294 births), Florida (5,590 births).
How long has the name Lorenzo been used?
Lorenzo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lorenzo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Loren, Lorin, Lorne, Loran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1880–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.