Given name & surname
Loren
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”·“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
In English use, Loren has an alternative spelling in Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Loren is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Loren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” In English use, Loren has an alternative spelling in Lauren. In French use, Lauren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Loren is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
How it developed
In English use, Loren is used as a spelling variant of Lauren. Loren is used as a form of Laura.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loren through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 59,320
- 46,479 boys · 12,841 girls
- Most popular year
- 1964
- 824 babies
- 2025
- 95
- #3,015 for girls · #3,062 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −24%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 40% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 55 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 3,015 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 30.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 463 in 1990. It also appeared in 40 birth records for boys in 2025. In 2025, Texas had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (9). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 38,871 as a first name in 2020; 951 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Loren’s family of names
Loren is a form of Laura. Loren has an alternative spelling in Lauren. Loren has a related form in Lauren.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 18
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Loren
- Loren BouchardAmerican director and musicianborn 1969
- Loren Actonastronautborn 1936
- Loren ShriverAmerican astronautborn 1944
- Loren GrayAmerican singer, social media personality, and model from Pennsylvaniaborn 2002
- Loren AlfonsoCuban-Azerbaijani boxerborn 1995
- Loren MurchisonOlympic athlete (1898-1979)
- Loren DeanAmerican actorborn 1969
- Loren L. RyderAmerican sound engineer (1900-1985)
- Loren EiseleyAmerican philosopher (1907-1977)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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