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
- Peak · girls
- 1941 · 464 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 28,535since 1885
Lorna over time
Rank among girls' names. Lorna has never cracked the top 200 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 | #2,957 | 56 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,176 | 50 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,640 | 42 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,765 | 40 | — | |
| 2021 | #4,014 | 36 | — | |
| 2020 | #3,015 | 53 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,451 | 45 | — | |
| 2018 | #3,918 | 37 | — | |
| 2017 | #4,477 | 31 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,850 | 28 | — | |
| 2015 | #4,069 | 36 | — | |
| 2014 | #4,269 | 34 | — | |
| 2013 | #3,849 | 39 | — | |
| 2012 | #3,419 | 47 | — | |
| 2011 | #4,915 | 28 | — | |
| 2010 | #4,397 | 33 | — | |
| 2009 | #4,013 | 38 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,529 | 46 | — | |
| 2007 | #3,289 | 51 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,669 | 67 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,503 | 69 | — | |
| 2004 | #2,526 | 66 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,144 | 81 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,467 | 64 | — | |
| 2001 | #2,075 | 80 | — | |
| 2000 | #2,258 | 69 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,999 | 78 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,279 | 62 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,200 | 62 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,722 | 87 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,955 | 70 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,810 | 79 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,640 | 92 | — | |
| 1992 | #1,844 | 77 | — | |
| 1991 | #1,933 | 72 | — | |
| 1990 | #1,989 | 68 | — | |
| 1989 | #1,667 | 82 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,671 | 77 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,570 | 80 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,203 | 116 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,226 | 112 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,205 | 108 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,319 | 91 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,551 | 76 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,340 | 93 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,448 | 84 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,482 | 80 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,265 | 97 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,225 | 99 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,134 | 104 | — | |
| 1975 | #947 | 133 | — | |
| 1974 | #889 | 144 | — | |
| 1973 | #958 | 125 | — | |
| 1972 | #792 | 173 | — | |
| 1971 | #729 | 207 | — | |
| 1970 | #678 | 234 | — | |
| 1969 | #574 | 295 | — | |
| 1968 | #572 | 280 | — | |
| 1967 | #498 | 368 | — | |
| 1966 | #493 | 360 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #412 | 510 | — | |
| 1964 | #429 | 524 | #4,039 | 5 |
| 1963 | #440 | 484 | — | |
| 1962 | #412 | 561 | #4,033 | 5 |
| 1961 | #398 | 592 | — | |
| 1960 | #369 | 678 | — | |
| 1959 | #361 | 691 | — | |
| 1958 | #349 | 688 | — | |
| 1957 | #332 | 758 | — | |
| 1956 | #328 | 705 | — | |
| 1955 | #316 | 740 | — | |
| 1954 | #317 | 707 | — | |
| 1953 | #307 | 721 | — | |
| 1952 | #314 | 662 | — | |
| 1951 | #352 | 514 | — | |
| 1950 | #373 | 463 | — | |
| 1949 | #375 | 440 | — | |
| 1948 | #381 | 432 | — | |
| 1947 | #368 | 475 | — | |
| 1946 | #366 | 426 | — | |
| 1945 | #332 | 428 | — | |
| 1944 | #350 | 388 | — | |
| 1943 | #337 | 441 | — | |
| 1942 | #302 | 518 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #298 | 464 | — | |
| 1940 | #312 | 416 | — | |
| 1939 | #325 | 368 | — | |
| 1938 | #357 | 330 | — | |
| 1937 | #366 | 313 | — | |
| 1936 | #372 | 290 | — | |
| 1935 | #353 | 329 | — | |
| 1934 | #359 | 309 | — | |
| 1933 | #348 | 324 | — | |
| 1932 | #323 | 386 | — | |
| 1931 | #322 | 390 | — | |
| 1930 | #374 | 328 | — | |
| 1929 | #391 | 296 | — | |
| 1928 | #368 | 348 | — | |
| 1927 | #383 | 320 | — | |
| 1926 | #399 | 295 | — | |
| 1925 | #376 | 334 | — | |
| 1924 | #392 | 304 | — | |
| 1923 | #345 | 364 | — | |
| 1922 | #419 | 249 | — | |
| 1921 | #407 | 277 | — | |
| 1920 | #437 | 234 | — | |
| 1919 | #442 | 222 | — | |
| 1918 | #452 | 218 | — | |
| 1917 | #441 | 211 | — | |
| 1916 | #426 | 218 | — | |
| 1915 | #425 | 204 | — | |
| 1914 | #470 | 135 | — | |
| 1913 | #488 | 109 | — | |
| 1912 | #466 | 104 | — | |
| 1911 | #439 | 85 | — | |
| 1910 | #576 | 51 | — | |
| 1909 | #531 | 51 | — | |
| 1908 | #583 | 41 | — | |
| 1907 | #572 | 41 | — | |
| 1906 | #570 | 38 | — | |
| 1905 | #632 | 31 | — | |
| 1904 | #537 | 38 | — | |
| 1903 | #589 | 31 | — | |
| 1902 | #648 | 26 | — | |
| 1901 | #615 | 26 | — | |
| 1900 | #639 | 30 | — | |
| 1899 | #680 | 21 | — | |
| 1898 | #610 | 28 | — | |
| 1897 | #627 | 24 | — | |
| 1896 | #707 | 20 | — | |
| 1895 | #725 | 19 | — | |
| 1894 | #812 | 14 | — | |
| 1893 | #713 | 17 | — | |
| 1892 | #861 | 12 | — | |
| 1891 | #1,006 | 8 | — | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | #1,279 | 5 | — | |
| 1888 | #1,136 | 6 | — | |
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | #921 | 6 | — | |
| 1884 | — | — | ||
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | — | ||
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | — | ||
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 1962
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Hawaii#80 · 1 in 303
- South Dakota#158 · 1 in 670
- Montana#160 · 1 in 622
- Maine#179 · 1 in 902
- Utah#220 · 1 in 960
Best ever in a state: #52 in Utah, 1925.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawaii | #80 | 21 | 1 in 303 |
| South Dakota | #158 | 10 | 1 in 670 |
| Montana | #160 | 10 | 1 in 622 |
| Maine | #179 | 11 | 1 in 902 |
| Utah | #220 | 11 | 1 in 960 |
| Massachusetts | #266 | 24 | 1 in 2,140 |
| Minnesota | #272 | 18 | 1 in 2,105 |
| Missouri | #293 | 19 | 1 in 2,242 |
| Washington | #301 | 15 | 1 in 1,850 |
| Iowa | #311 | 11 | 1 in 2,487 |
| Colorado | #324 | 10 | 1 in 1,918 |
| Indiana | #333 | 18 | 1 in 2,689 |
| Oregon | #333 | 7 | 1 in 2,200 |
| Wisconsin | #337 | 12 | 1 in 3,528 |
| California | #346 | 83 | 1 in 2,090 |
| Arizona | #351 | 8 | 1 in 1,929 |
| Kansas | #359 | 8 | 1 in 2,480 |
| Virginia | #360 | 13 | 1 in 3,095 |
| Michigan | #366 | 24 | 1 in 3,420 |
| District of Columbia | #372 | 5 | 1 in 2,613 |
| Oklahoma | #372 | 8 | 1 in 2,577 |
| Mississippi | #396 | 9 | 1 in 2,746 |
| Louisiana | #406 | 14 | 1 in 2,718 |
| Illinois | #419 | 26 | 1 in 3,957 |
| Connecticut | #421 | 5 | 1 in 4,735 |
| Florida | #465 | 12 | 1 in 4,100 |
| Maryland | #467 | 6 | 1 in 4,881 |
| New York | #495 | 33 | 1 in 4,951 |
| Ohio | #501 | 16 | 1 in 6,154 |
| North Carolina | #524 | 8 | 1 in 5,960 |
| Pennsylvania | #526 | 15 | 1 in 6,956 |
| Alabama | #542 | 6 | 1 in 5,558 |
| Georgia | #609 | 6 | 1 in 7,280 |
| Texas | #689 | 16 | 1 in 6,910 |
| New Jersey | #708 | 5 | 1 in 11,411 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Arkansas | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Kentucky | — | — | — |
| Nebraska | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| New Mexico | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Carolina | — | — | — |
| Tennessee | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| 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 Lorna
- 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)
- Debuted 1885
- Peaked 1941 at #298 (464 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 30 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 85 yrs · run 1892–1975
- 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%)
- 23.3% of all girls named Lorna (6,649) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #921 (1885) | #1,112 |
| 1890s | 163 | #610 (1898) | #749 |
| 1900s | 353 | #531 (1909) | #592 |
| 1910s | 1,557 | #425 (1915) | #463 |
| 1920s | 3,021 | #345 (1923) | #392 |
| 1930s | 3,367 | #322 (1931) | #350 |
| 1940s | 4,428 | #298 (1941) | #342 |
| 1950s | 6,649 | #307 (1953) | #335 |
| 1960s | 4,652 | #369 (1960) | #460 |
| 1970s | 1,396 | #678 (1970) | #1,010 |
| 1980s | 919 | #1,203 (1986) | #1,420 |
| 1990s | 747 | #1,640 (1993) | #1,937 |
| 2000s | 631 | #2,075 (2001) | #2,747 |
| 2010s | 358 | #3,419 (2012) | #4,161 |
| 2020s | 277 | #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 1962
Top girls' names in 1962
Top boys' names in 1962
More about 1962
girls
1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,506 of them was named Lorna, which outranked 94.6% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 413,754 of them was named Lorna, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 598 names at #4,033; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.