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Morena

girl name
Origin
Spanish
Syllables
3
Peak era
Rare
Today
▬ Steady

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Meaning

from the Spanish word morena, dark-haired or dark-skinned

How popular is Morena around the world?

In the United States, 11 babies were named Morena between 2020 and 2025. In Montevideo, 79 girls named Morena were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.

Morena is on the official records of the United States, Montevideo, Argentina, South Australia and Spain.

United States

1 in 2M

In the United States, 11 babies were named Morena between 2020 and 2025.

1890srare in US records2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Morena has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.

Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration

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Montevideo City

1 in 300 · 2011

In Montevideo, 79 girls named Morena were born in 2011, spelling variants counted together.

2000peak 20082011

share of that year’s births on record

Births in the department of Montevideo (not all of Uruguay) by first name and year of birth, 1940–2011, from the city’s civil registry, which writes names in capitals, almost always without accents; counted as spelling groups (accent and punctuation variants merged), nothing is withheld at source, and 2012 is excluded as a partial year. Source: Servicio de Registro Civil, Intendencia de Montevideo, Partidas de Registro Civil de Montevideo (Licencia de Datos Abiertos - Uruguay); 2012 dropped as partial

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Argentina

1 in 900

In Argentina, 740 newborns were given the name Morena in 2024.

peak 20122024

share of that year’s name registrations

Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024

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South Australia

1 in 18,000 · 2017

In South Australia, 1 girl was registered as Morena in 2017.
The count never rose above 2 in a year, too few to chart.

Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names

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Spain

1 in 180,000

In Spain, 244 residents are named Morena, ranked 3,851st among women, with a mean age of 26.7 years.

Residents of Spain on 1 January 2025. Spain publishes how old a name’s living bearers are, not a birth series, so there is no year chart. Source: INE (Spain), Censo de Población anual, 1 January 2025

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Austria

last on record 2023

Morena is not on the 2025 record for Austria, which publishes every first name down to a single birth, so the name was not given there that year.
The count never rose above 5 in a year, too few to chart.

Live births in Austria by year of birth, 1984–2025, from Statistik Austria’s first-name statistics; spellings that differ only by special characters are counted together (umlauts stay apart), every name down to a single birth is published, and the count covers babies with Austrian citizenship only until 2009, every baby from 2010, and from 2015 also births abroad to mothers living in Austria. Shares divide by Statistik Austria’s count of live births from 2010, and before that by the file’s own total for the year. Source: Statistik Austria - data.statistik.gv.at (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1, updated 2026-07-09)

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England and Wales

last on record 2021

Morena is not on the 2025 record for England and Wales, where spellings under 3 in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 6 in a year, too few to chart.

Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales

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Poland

last on record 2015

Morena is not on the 2025 record for Poland, where names given fewer than 2 times in a year are withheld at source.
The count never rose above 4 in a year, too few to chart.

First names given to children born in Poland by year of birth, 2000–2025, from the PESEL population register (Ministry of Digital Affairs); exact spellings count separately (Łukasz and Lukasz are different names), names given fewer than 5 times in a year were left off the list through 2012 and fewer than 2 times from 2013, and the register also counts children born abroad, so its yearly sums run above Poland’s live births. Shares divide by the register’s own published total for the year, never by births. Source: Ministry of Digital Affairs, PESEL register (dane.gov.pl)

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Not on the record in Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Scotland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.

Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.

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When you meet Morena

Most people given the name Morena in the United States were born between 1980 and 2009. The Morena you meet today is most often in her 20s or 30s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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