Given name
Lorene
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
Lorene is a variant of Loren. In English use, Loren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorene is a variant of Loren. In English use, Loren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English use, Lorene is used as a spelling variant of Loreen.
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
Lorene through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 39,492
- 113 boys · 39,379 girls
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 1,360 babies
- 2025
- 17
- #6,715 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +1%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 17 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 6,715 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 1.1% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,353 in 1920. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 11,880 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lorene’s family of names
Lorene has a related form in Loren. Lorene has an alternative spelling in Loreen. Lorene has a related form in Loreen.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lorene
- Lorene ScafariaAmerican actress, film director and writerborn 1978
- Lorene RogersAmerican biochemist (1914-2009)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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