Given name & surname
Lorenzo
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Lorenzo is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Original LatinLaurentius
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorenzo is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In Italian use, Lorenzo is used as a form of Laurence.
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. Lorenzo is a form of Laurence. The history of Laurence gives this family its wider story. Laurence was in use during the Middle Ages.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Lorenzo through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 86,066
- 85,752 boys · 314 girls
- Most popular year
- 2025
- 3,065 babies
- 2025
- 3,065
- #117 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 3,065 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 117 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 29.6% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (588). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 66,587 as a first name in 2020; 18,804 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.
Lorenzo’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Lorenzo has a diminutive in Renzo. Lorenzo shares a linguistic root with Laurence. Lorenzo has a related form in Lawrence.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lorenzo has relatives in 11 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Lorenzo comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 30
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Laurentiusroot · Latin, German
- Laurencecognate · English
- Larsequivalent
- LaurentFrench
- Lorenzafeminine form · Italian, Spanish
- Lauriequivalent
- Renziderivative · Italian
- Laurenzoequivalent
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- Lauranceequivalent
- Lasseequivalent
- Laurentinoequivalent
- ЛаврентийRussian
- ΛαυρέντιοςGreek
- LaurêncioPortuguese
- LourençoPortuguese
- LaurentyPolish
- WawrzyniecPolish
- Nencipatronymic from · Italian
- Lorenzettipatronymic from · Italian
- Lorenzinipatronymic from · Italian
- Llorentedoublet · Spanish
- VavřinecCzech
- Lavrentiequivalent
- Laurencjuszequivalent
- Lavrinequivalent
- Llorençequivalent
- Lőrincequivalent
- Lorientequivalent
- Lavrentiyequivalent
- Лаврінequivalent
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Lorenzo
- Amedeo AvogadroItalian scientist1776–1856
- Lorenzo de' MediciItalian politician, literary man and humanist1449–1492
- Lorenzo InsigneItalian association football playerborn 1991
- Lorenzo VallaItalian Renaissance humanist (c. 1407–1457)
- Lorenzo GhibertiItalian sculptor and architect (1378–1455)
- Lorenzo Da PonteItalian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)
- Lorenzo StaelensBelgian association football playerborn 1964
- Lorenzo LottoItalian painter (1480–1556)
- Yogi BerraAmerican baseball player, manager, and coach (1925–2015)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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