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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Loraine has never cracked the top 300 here.
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.
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 | — | — | ||
First appearance
1883
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 1950
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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Top states · girls
- Utah#229 · 1 in 1,217
- Michigan#368 · 1 in 4,306
- New Jersey#388 · 1 in 5,377
- South Carolina#399 · 1 in 3,946
- Pennsylvania#409 · 1 in 6,015
Best ever in a state: #111 in Wisconsin, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | #229 | 7 | 1 in 1,217 |
| Michigan | #368 | 17 | 1 in 4,306 |
| New Jersey | #388 | 8 | 1 in 5,377 |
| South Carolina | #399 | 7 | 1 in 3,946 |
| Pennsylvania | #409 | 17 | 1 in 6,015 |
| New York | #429 | 27 | 1 in 5,290 |
| Mississippi | #448 | 6 | 1 in 4,723 |
| Georgia | #514 | 6 | 1 in 6,976 |
| Louisiana | #568 | 5 | 1 in 6,800 |
| California | #708 | 11 | 1 in 10,321 |
| Ohio | #739 | 5 | 1 in 17,028 |
| Texas | #880 | 7 | 1 in 13,672 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Rising
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
36 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1883
- Peaked 1919 at #310 (414 births)
- Births halved by 1936, 17 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 84 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 84 yrs · run 1888–1966
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,730
- 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%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
- 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 1950
girls
#633
181 births · 1 in 9,464 girls
Top girls' names in 1950
More about 1950
girls
1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 9,464 of them was named Loraine, which outranked 89.6% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).