Morena — #15573 US girls' name

What the Data Says About Morena

The Social Security Administration has registered 287 babies named Morena between 1957 and 2024, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Morena currently holds the #15573 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1997, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Morena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 95 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Morena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Morena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Morena 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 287 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.