Lorna

#2,957 for girls in 2025, 56 births · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time

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Peak · girls
1941 · 464 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
28,535
since 1885

Lorna over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lorna has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201913peak #298, 1941girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
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2025#2,95756—
2024#3,17650—
2023#3,64042—
2022#3,76540—
2021#4,01436—
2020#3,01553—
2019#3,45145—
2018#3,91837—
2017#4,47731—
2016#4,85028—
2015#4,06936—
2014#4,26934—
2013#3,84939—
2012#3,41947—
2011#4,91528—
2010#4,39733—
2009#4,01338—
2008#3,52946—
2007#3,28951—
2006#2,66967—
2005#2,50369—
2004#2,52666—
2003#2,14481—
2002#2,46764—
2001#2,07580—
2000#2,25869—
1999#1,99978—
1998#2,27962—
1997#2,20062—
1996#1,72287—
1995#1,95570—
1994#1,81079—
1993#1,64092—
1992#1,84477—
1991#1,93372—
1990#1,98968—
1989#1,66782—
1988#1,67177—
1987#1,57080—
1986#1,203116—
1985#1,226112—
1984#1,205108—
1983#1,31991—
1982#1,55176—
1981#1,34093—
1980#1,44884—
1979#1,48280—
1978#1,26597—
1977#1,22599—
1976#1,134104—
1975#947133—
1974#889144—
1973#958125—
1972#792173—
1971#729207—
1970#678234—
1969#574295—
1968#572280—
1967#498368—
1966#493360#3,9485
1965#412510—
1964#429524#4,0395
1963#440484—
1962#412561#4,0335
1961#398592—
1960#369678—
1959#361691—
1958#349688—
1957#332758—
1956#328705—
1955#316740—
1954#317707—
1953#307721—
1952#314662—
1951#352514—
1950#373463—
1949#375440—
1948#381432—
1947#368475—
1946#366426—
1945#332428—
1944#350388—
1943#337441—
1942#302518#2,9407
1941#298464—
1940#312416—
1939#325368—
1938#357330—
1937#366313—
1936#372290—
1935#353329—
1934#359309—
1933#348324—
1932#323386—
1931#322390—
1930#374328—
1929#391296—
1928#368348—
1927#383320—
1926#399295—
1925#376334—
1924#392304—
1923#345364—
1922#419249—
1921#407277—
1920#437234—
1919#442222—
1918#452218—
1917#441211—
1916#426218—
1915#425204—
1914#470135—
1913#488109—
1912#466104—
1911#43985—
1910#57651—
1909#53151—
1908#58341—
1907#57241—
1906#57038—
1905#63231—
1904#53738—
1903#58931—
1902#64826—
1901#61526—
1900#63930—
1899#68021—
1898#61028—
1897#62724—
1896#70720—
1895#72519—
1894#81214—
1893#71317—
1892#86112—
1891#1,0068—
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First appearance
1885

The first year at least five girls were named Lorna! It came in at #921, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1886–1887, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lorna is popular in 1913

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #204 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsMNIllinois: #419 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,514 girlsILWisconsin: #178 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,199 girlsWIMichigan: #214 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,571 girlsMINew York: #433 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 7,865 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedSDIowa: #247 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,771 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedINOhio: #306 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,417 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #249 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,694 girlsCAUtah: #107 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 344 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#107 · 1 in 344
  2. Wisconsin#178 · 1 in 1,199
  3. Minnesota#204 · 1 in 1,336
  4. Michigan#214 · 1 in 1,571
  5. Iowa#247 · 1 in 1,771

Best ever in a state: #52 in Utah, 1925.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#10761 in 344
Wisconsin#178101 in 1,199
Minnesota#20481 in 1,336
Michigan#214101 in 1,571
Iowa#24761 in 1,771
California#24971 in 1,694
Ohio#30681 in 3,417
Illinois#41961 in 5,514
New York#43371 in 7,865
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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.

See more about Lorna
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 219 spots since 2024 (#3,176 → #2,957)
  • 58 spots since 2020 (#3,015 → #2,957)
  • 1,112 spots since 2015 (#4,069 → #2,957)
  • Biggest jump: 148 spots in 1893 (#861 → #713)
  • Biggest drop: 187 spots in 1976 (#947 → #1,134)
Rise & fade · girls
56 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1885
  • Peaked 1941 at #298 (464 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 30 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 85 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1892–1975
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,604
  • Highest: 1 in 2,604 girls born in 1941 were named Lorna (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 28,701 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 23.3% of all girls named Lorna (6,649) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s17#921 (1885)#1,112
1890s163#610 (1898)#749
1900s353#531 (1909)#592
1910s1,557#425 (1915)#463
1920s3,021#345 (1923)#392
1930s3,367#322 (1931)#350
1940s4,428#298 (1941)#342
1950s6,649#307 (1953)#335
1960s4,652#369 (1960)#460
1970s1,396#678 (1970)#1,010
1980s919#1,203 (1986)#1,420
1990s747#1,640 (1993)#1,937
2000s631#2,075 (2001)#2,747
2010s358#3,419 (2012)#4,161
2020s277#2,957 (2025)#3,428

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.

Lorna in 1913

girls
#488
109 births · 1 in 5,730 girls

Top girls' names in 1913

  1. #1Mary36,642
  2. #2Helen18,888
  3. #3Dorothy14,674
  4. #4Margaret14,486
  5. #5Ruth12,609
  6. #6Mildred9,921
  7. #7Anna9,687
  8. #8Elizabeth9,505
  9. #9Frances7,694
  10. #10Marie7,353
  11. #488Lorna109
More about 1913

girls

624,546 girls got a published name in 1913; 1 in 5,730 of them was named Lorna, which outranked 86.8% of the 3,707 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorna
  1. #484Enid110
  2. #484Lucia110
  3. #484Lulu110
  4. #488Lorna109
  5. #488Orpha109
  6. #490Yolanda108
  7. #491Albina107
  8. #491Ferne107

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1912
Risers
  1. ↑ 963Dominga#1,844 → #881
  2. ↑ 931Stacia#1,844 → #913
  3. ↑ 576Olympia#1,477 → #901
  4. ↑ 559Lilah#1,540 → #981
  5. ↑ 445Elfrieda#1,297 → #852
Fallers
  1. ↓ 806Karen#960 → #1,766
  2. ↓ 572Erie#833 → #1,405
  3. ↓ 559Gertha#846 → #1,405
  4. ↓ 527Lossie#938 → #1,465
  5. ↓ 505Ardelia#960 → #1,465

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1913 →