Given name & surname
Morena
“a brown-haired woman”
Morena is used as a given name and a surname. One Spanish interpretation is “a brown-haired woman.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One Spanish interpretation is “a brown-haired woman.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Spanish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1957. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Morena through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 287
- 0 boys · 287 girls
- Most popular year
- 1997
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −86%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 1997. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,285 as a first name in 2020; 987 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.
Morena’s family of names
In Italian usage, Morena has a related form in Marena. In Italian usage, Morena has a related form in MORANA. In Greek usage, Morena is a transliteration of Μορένα.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
People named Morena
- Morena BaccarinBrazilian-American actressborn 1979
- Morena HerreraSalvadoran feminist and women's rights activistborn 1960
- Morena TartagniItalian bicycle racerborn 1949
- Morena GallizioItalian alpine skierborn 1974
- Morena CelariéSalvadoran dancer (1922-1972)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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