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Lorenzo

Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius.

PronunciationItalian /lo.ˈrɛn.t͡so/; European Spanish /lo.ˈɾen.θo/; Latin American Spanish /lo.ˈɾen.so/
Usage languagesItalian, Spanish
US rank (2025)#117

Meaning and history

Italian and Spanish form of Laurentius (see Laurence 1). Lorenzo de' Medici (1449–1492), known as the Magnificent, was a ruler of Florence during the Renaissance and a major patron of the arts who employed Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Botticelli, and other famous artists.

Popularity over timeUS births · boys
20062006: 1,111 births, rank #300
2007: 1,172 births, rank #295
2008: 987 births, rank #334
2009: 955 births, rank #334
2010: 965 births, rank #324
20112011: 1,033 births, rank #311
2012: 1,090 births, rank #307
2013: 1,518 births, rank #238
2014: 1,642 births, rank #227
2015: 1,845 births, rank #216
20162016: 1,877 births, rank #210
2017: 2,004 births, rank #197
2018: 2,252 births, rank #173
2019: 2,642 births, rank #146
2020: 2,456 births, rank #152
20212021: 2,781 births, rank #135
2022: 2,836 births, rank #134
2023: 2,819 births, rank #131
2024: 3,054 births, rank #116
20252025: 3,065 births, rank #117

Lorenzo moved from #116 to #117 for boys between 2024 and 2025. That year also produced its highest recorded birth count, at 3,065.