Loren
- Pronunciation
- [Lo-ren]
- Gender
- Male
- Meaning
- Form Of Lorenzo And Lawrence.
- Origin
- English
Loren Popularity Snapshot
Across the entire US Social Security Administration record (1880–2024), 46,439 baby boys have been named Loren. The name peaked in 1955 with 716 US births that year (rank #260). In 2024, ranked #2645 nationally — 2,385 places below its 1955 peak.
Top States for Loren
Based on 1910–2024 US SSA state-level records, the three states with the most Loren births are: California (4,513), Illinois (3,275), Minnesota (3,181).
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5-Letter Names Starting with L
Names with Loren's exact length and starting letter: Laban, Labib, Labid, Lacee, Lacey.
Quick Facts About Loren
US Popularity History (2000–2003)
Annual US births named Loren by gender, from US Social Security Administration records. Peak year: 2000 with 334 girls named Loren (girl rank #701 that year).
Where it stands today: in 2003, ranked #972 for girls (239 US births). That's 271 places below its 2000 peak.
Source: US Social Security Administration. Limitations: US birth-certificate data only; names appearing fewer than 5 times in a given year are suppressed for privacy; spelling variants are counted separately. For names that ranked outside the US top 100 before year 2000, only the years they reached the top 100 are shown — the chart may have gaps for less-popular historical names.
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Variant Forms
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loran | Form Of Lorenzo And Lawrence. | Male | English |
| Lorin | Variant Of Lawrence Meaning From Laurentium. | Female | French |
| Lorren | Variant Of Lawrence Meaning From Laurentium. | Female | English |
| Lorrin | Variant Of Lawrence Meaning From Laurentium. | Female | English |
| Loryn | Form Of Lorenzo And Lawrence. | Male | English |
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Compare Loren to Other Popular Names
Side-by-side popularity charts and crossover years for Loren against today's most popular girls-name peers (top 8 by US births in the last 10 years of SSA records).
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