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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #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
rankbirthsrankbirths
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 1967

  • 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: #399 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,831 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #388 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,022 girlsMNIllinois: #556 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,697 girlsILWisconsin: #451 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,560 girlsWIMichigan: #470 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,750 girlsMINew York: #581 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 5,812 girlsNYMassachusetts: #270 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 2,075 girlsMARhode 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: #155 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 616 girlsSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedIAIndiana: #406 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,704 girlsINOhio: #497 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 5,515 girlsOHPennsylvania: #652 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 8,540 girlsPANew Jersey: #391 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,102 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #458 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 3,254 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedUTColorado: #387 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,540 girlsCONebraska: #305 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,989 girlsNEMissouri: #420 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,723 girlsMOKentucky: #431 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,100 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedWVVirginia: #578 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,696 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedDEArizona: #393 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,122 girlsAZNew 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: #394 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,324 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #594 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,567 girlsNCSouth 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: #86 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 297 girlsHITexas: #619 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 5,408 girlsTXFlorida: #624 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,916 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#86 · 1 in 297
  2. South Dakota#155 · 1 in 616
  3. Massachusetts#270 · 1 in 2,075
  4. Nebraska#305 · 1 in 1,989
  5. Colorado#387 · 1 in 2,540

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#86161 in 297
South Dakota#15571 in 616
Massachusetts#270211 in 2,075
Nebraska#30551 in 1,989
Colorado#38761 in 2,540
Minnesota#38871 in 4,022
New Jersey#391161 in 3,102
Arizona#39361 in 2,122
Tennessee#39491 in 3,324
Washington#39981 in 2,831
Indiana#406111 in 3,704
Missouri#42091 in 3,723
Kentucky#43161 in 4,100
Wisconsin#45161 in 5,560
California#458471 in 3,254
Michigan#470151 in 4,750
Ohio#497151 in 5,515
Illinois#556151 in 5,697
Virginia#57851 in 6,696
New York#581241 in 5,812
North Carolina#59461 in 6,567
Texas#619171 in 5,408
Florida#62471 in 5,916
Pennsylvania#652101 in 8,540
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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 1967

girls
#498
368 births · 1 in 4,486 girls

Top girls' names in 1967

  1. #1Lisa52,437
  2. #2Kimberly33,097
  3. #3Michelle30,827
  4. #4Mary25,316
  5. #5Susan22,262
  6. #6Karen21,537
  7. #7Angela19,555
  8. #8Tammy18,652
  9. #9Melissa18,377
  10. #10Jennifer18,236
  11. #498Lorna368
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 4,486 of them was named Lorna, which outranked 93.7% of the 7,852 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorna
  1. #494Jessie373
  2. #494Michael373
  3. #497Dee371
  4. #498Lorna368
  5. #498Shelli368
  6. #500Nichelle361
  7. #501Deena360
  8. #502Meredith355

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

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,873Anissa#2,519 → #646
  2. ↑ 1,660Buffy#2,453 → #793
  3. ↑ 1,522Nichelle#2,022 → #500
  4. ↑ 893Josette#1,621 → #728
  5. ↑ 862Lissette#1,600 → #738
Fallers
  1. ↓ 792Tatia#668 → #1,460
  2. ↓ 531Inger#929 → #1,460
  3. ↓ 400Sonji#639 → #1,039
  4. ↓ 389Sunday#983 → #1,372
  5. ↓ 325Cinda#944 → #1,269

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →