Loraine
#5,099 for girls in 2025, 25 births · Last seen for boys in 1940 at #3,459
Given to girls 98.1% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1919 · 414 births
- Debut · girls
- 8 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 17,284since 1883
Loraine over time
Rank among girls' names. Loraine has never cracked the top 300 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #5,099 | 25 | — | |
| 2024 | #6,642 | 17 | — | |
| 2023 | #4,655 | 29 | — | |
| 2022 | #6,229 | 19 | — | |
| 2021 | #6,414 | 18 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,923 | 16 | — | |
| 2019 | #7,342 | 15 | — | |
| 2018 | #6,010 | 20 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,821 | 21 | — | |
| 2016 | #5,796 | 22 | — | |
| 2015 | #7,613 | 15 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,485 | 13 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,017 | 21 | — | |
| 2012 | #5,895 | 22 | — | |
| 2011 | #7,436 | 16 | — | |
| 2010 | #5,977 | 22 | — | |
| 2009 | #7,679 | 16 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,073 | 18 | — | |
| 2007 | #4,944 | 29 | — | |
| 2006 | #5,545 | 24 | — | |
| 2005 | #5,437 | 23 | — | |
| 2004 | #6,216 | 19 | — | |
| 2003 | #6,299 | 18 | — | |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | — | |
| 2001 | #5,174 | 22 | — | |
| 2000 | #8,027 | 12 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,509 | 35 | — | |
| 1998 | #4,636 | 23 | — | |
| 1997 | #4,370 | 24 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,221 | 18 | — | |
| 1994 | #5,445 | 17 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,524 | 22 | — | |
| 1992 | #3,267 | 34 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,989 | 38 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,957 | 38 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,931 | 37 | — | |
| 1988 | #2,987 | 34 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,257 | 28 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,512 | 39 | — | |
| 1985 | #2,362 | 42 | — | |
| 1984 | #2,149 | 46 | — | |
| 1983 | #2,659 | 33 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,922 | 55 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,231 | 45 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,964 | 54 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,050 | 49 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,862 | 53 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,661 | 63 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,568 | 64 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,729 | 54 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,438 | 70 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,496 | 63 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,280 | 80 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,164 | 99 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,208 | 93 | — | |
| 1969 | #965 | 123 | — | |
| 1968 | #984 | 112 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,028 | 100 | — | |
| 1966 | #972 | 110 | — | |
| 1965 | #870 | 132 | — | |
| 1964 | #876 | 140 | — | |
| 1963 | #780 | 176 | — | |
| 1962 | #724 | 203 | — | |
| 1961 | #691 | 228 | — | |
| 1960 | #687 | 220 | — | |
| 1959 | #656 | 233 | — | |
| 1958 | #645 | 233 | — | |
| 1957 | #653 | 227 | — | |
| 1956 | #650 | 216 | — | |
| 1955 | #630 | 218 | — | |
| 1954 | #597 | 230 | — | |
| 1953 | #663 | 186 | — | |
| 1952 | #632 | 196 | — | |
| 1951 | #596 | 208 | — | |
| 1950 | #633 | 181 | — | |
| 1949 | #607 | 184 | — | |
| 1948 | #574 | 212 | — | |
| 1947 | #552 | 236 | — | |
| 1946 | #506 | 240 | — | |
| 1945 | #485 | 221 | — | |
| 1944 | #576 | 162 | — | |
| 1943 | #526 | 203 | — | |
| 1942 | #485 | 232 | — | |
| 1941 | #513 | 180 | — | |
| 1940 | #541 | 161 | #3,459 | 5 |
| 1939 | #522 | 163 | #2,829 | 7 |
| 1938 | #541 | 158 | — | |
| 1937 | #489 | 179 | — | |
| 1936 | #509 | 164 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #445 | 211 | #2,951 | 7 |
| 1934 | #443 | 214 | #2,563 | 9 |
| 1933 | #413 | 241 | — | |
| 1932 | #390 | 281 | #2,465 | 10 |
| 1931 | #391 | 278 | #3,095 | 7 |
| 1930 | #369 | 335 | #3,022 | 8 |
| 1929 | #346 | 355 | #2,452 | 11 |
| 1928 | #338 | 393 | #3,076 | 8 |
| 1927 | #341 | 381 | #2,193 | 14 |
| 1926 | #331 | 396 | #1,515 | 24 |
| 1925 | #325 | 421 | #2,313 | 13 |
| 1924 | #342 | 386 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #319 | 412 | #1,551 | 24 |
| 1922 | #314 | 424 | #2,143 | 15 |
| 1921 | #326 | 407 | #1,766 | 20 |
| 1920 | #329 | 389 | #1,966 | 17 |
| 1919 | #310 | 414 | #2,265 | 13 |
| 1918 | #328 | 387 | #1,539 | 23 |
| 1917 | #321 | 365 | #1,815 | 17 |
| 1916 | #352 | 307 | #1,549 | 21 |
| 1915 | #344 | 296 | #1,505 | 21 |
| 1914 | #333 | 250 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #355 | 186 | #2,273 | 7 |
| 1912 | #359 | 163 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #377 | 116 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #369 | 111 | — | |
| 1909 | #387 | 90 | — | |
| 1908 | #422 | 73 | — | |
| 1907 | #404 | 77 | — | |
| 1906 | #435 | 63 | — | |
| 1905 | #433 | 60 | — | |
| 1904 | #398 | 66 | — | |
| 1903 | #428 | 55 | — | |
| 1902 | #464 | 46 | — | |
| 1901 | #499 | 37 | — | |
| 1900 | #519 | 42 | — | |
| 1899 | #507 | 34 | — | |
| 1898 | #520 | 36 | — | |
| 1897 | #554 | 29 | — | |
| 1896 | #553 | 30 | — | |
| 1895 | #596 | 26 | — | |
| 1894 | #628 | 22 | — | |
| 1893 | #547 | 26 | — | |
| 1892 | #590 | 22 | — | |
| 1891 | #695 | 15 | — | |
| 1890 | #617 | 18 | — | |
| 1889 | #657 | 15 | — | |
| 1888 | #690 | 14 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | #693 | 11 | — | |
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | #930 | 6 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
The first year at least five girls were named Loraine! It came in at #692, and was given to 8 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1885, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Loraine is popular in 1925
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Wisconsin#138 · 1 in 806
- Montana#151 · 1 in 770
- Michigan#166 · 1 in 1,106
- North Dakota#181 · 1 in 1,029
- Minnesota#204 · 1 in 1,681
Best ever in a state: #111 in Wisconsin, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | #138 | 30 | 1 in 806 |
| Montana | #151 | 5 | 1 in 770 |
| Michigan | #166 | 37 | 1 in 1,106 |
| North Dakota | #181 | 6 | 1 in 1,029 |
| Minnesota | #204 | 13 | 1 in 1,681 |
| Illinois | #219 | 35 | 1 in 1,717 |
| Kentucky | #226 | 21 | 1 in 1,428 |
| Nebraska | #226 | 8 | 1 in 1,479 |
| West Virginia | #237 | 13 | 1 in 1,581 |
| Maryland | #246 | 6 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Virginia | #253 | 13 | 1 in 2,135 |
| Missouri | #254 | 17 | 1 in 1,840 |
| Tennessee | #255 | 16 | 1 in 1,820 |
| Indiana | #273 | 10 | 1 in 2,686 |
| Mississippi | #276 | 13 | 1 in 1,781 |
| California | #296 | 16 | 1 in 2,307 |
| Arkansas | #301 | 12 | 1 in 1,812 |
| Louisiana | #317 | 11 | 1 in 2,161 |
| Massachusetts | #322 | 7 | 1 in 5,045 |
| Pennsylvania | #340 | 19 | 1 in 4,987 |
| Iowa | #346 | 6 | 1 in 3,496 |
| Texas | #353 | 31 | 1 in 1,991 |
| Ohio | #365 | 12 | 1 in 4,601 |
| Georgia | #419 | 7 | 1 in 4,974 |
| New York | #465 | 12 | 1 in 8,338 |
| Oklahoma | #497 | 5 | 1 in 5,172 |
| Alabama | #536 | 5 | 1 in 6,597 |
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| Vermont | — | — | — |
| Washington | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Loraine
- 1,543 spots since 2024 (#6,642 → #5,099)
- 1,824 spots since 2020 (#6,923 → #5,099)
- 2,514 spots since 2015 (#7,613 → #5,099)
- Biggest jump: 105 spots in 1892 (#695 → #590)
- Biggest drop: 243 spots in 1970 (#965 → #1,208)
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1919 at #310 (414 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 17 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1888–1966
- Highest: 1 in 2,730 girls born in 1919 were named Loraine (0.04%)
- Latest: 1 in 64,291 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- 22.9% of all girls named Loraine (3,964) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 54 | #657 (1889) | #732 |
| 1890s | 258 | #507 (1899) | #581 |
| 1900s | 609 | #387 (1909) | #439 |
| 1910s | 2,595 | #310 (1919) | #345 |
| 1920s | 3,964 | #314 (1922) | #331 |
| 1930s | 2,224 | #369 (1930) | #451 |
| 1940s | 2,031 | #485 (1942) | #537 |
| 1950s | 2,128 | #596 (1951) | #636 |
| 1960s | 1,544 | #687 (1960) | #858 |
| 1970s | 688 | #1,164 (1971) | #1,546 |
| 1980s | 413 | #1,922 (1982) | #2,497 |
| 1990s | 264 | #2,957 (1990) | #4,298 |
| 2000s | 201 | #4,944 (2007) | #6,207 |
| 2010s | 187 | #5,796 (2016) | #6,639 |
| 2020s | 124 | #4,655 (2023) | #5,994 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Loraine in 1925
Top girls' names in 1925
Top boys' names in 1925
More about 1925
girls
1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 2,892 of them was named Loraine, which outranked 94.4% of the 5,771 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 85,840 of them was named Loraine, which outranked 52.5% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,193Vinton14
- #2,193Wallie14
- #2,193Wells14
- #2,313Loraine13
- #2,313Abelardo13
- #2,313Alfonza13
- #2,313Alvino13
- #2,435Abelino12
- #2,435Alban12
- #2,435Albertus12
Tied with 121 names at #2,313; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.