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Lorenzo

“From Laurentum, an ancient Italian city named for the laurel tree” — Latin via Italian origin

Boy's name · #117 in the US (2025) · Trending

Lorenzo ranked #117 in 2025; about 86,000 boys have been named Lorenzo since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #7 in Italy (2024) · #85 in Switzerland (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 46 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Lorenzos

• Lorenzo de' Medici — Italian politician, literary man and humanist
• Lorenzo Insigne — Italian association football player
• Lorenzo Valla — Italian Renaissance humanist (c. 1407–1457)
• Lorenzo Ghiberti — Italian sculptor and architect (1378–1455)
• Lorenzo Da Ponte — Italian opera librettist, poet and Roman Catholic priest (1749–1838)

In stories & tradition

• Lorenzo Fabbri — Inspector Rex
• Lorenzo — The Merchant of Venice
• Lorenzo Alcazar — General Hospital

What Lorenzos become

Among 2,416 notable people named Lorenzo:

Sports figures appear 1.34× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lorenzo Insigne, Italian association football player.

Similar names: Renzo · Emilio · Lochlan · Enzo · Nicolas · Vincenzo

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