Lorraine

#1,043 for girls in 2025, 238 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #6,229
Given to girls 99.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1928 · 5,982 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
31 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
209,910
since 1882

Lorraine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201967peak #39, 1928girls
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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#1,043238—
2024#1,420157—
2023#1,356166—
2022#1,295182—
2021#1,370161—
2020#1,389157—
2019#1,415158—
2018#1,577137—
2017#1,580138—
2016#1,550144—
2015#1,719122—
2014#1,781115—
2013#1,695123—
2012#2,14588—
2011#1,857108—
2010#2,31382—
2009#2,041100—
2008#1,789122—
2007#1,475158—
2006#1,846110—
2005#1,96997—
2004#1,546128—
2003#1,498130—
2002#1,573118—
2001#1,489126—
2000#1,210164—
1999#1,243151—
1998#1,259144—
1997#1,163159—
1996#1,015184—
1995#883215—
1994#901213—
1993#746278—
1992#751279—
1991#696306—
1990#653341—
1989#636330#6,2297
1988#566363—
1987#539374—
1986#562355—
1985#493413—
1984#513379—
1983#468432—
1982#451472—
1981#435489—
1980#430502—
1979#411523—
1978#408507—
1977#414494#5,8455
1976#378544—
1975#338655—
1974#343635—
1973#315733—
1972#310775—
1971#288977—
1970#2631,159—
1969#2381,248—
1968#2241,330#4,1365
1967#2051,522#3,9665
1966#1891,741#3,9485
1965#1702,060#3,2447
1964#1652,356#2,04016
1963#1542,592#3,6466
1962#1472,951#3,3057
1961#1433,113#2,53811
1960#1353,338#3,3377
1959#1373,138#3,9885
1958#1363,163#3,0338
1957#1293,420#2,27413
1956#1243,430#3,9425
1955#1263,372#3,2017
1954#1203,467#2,20713
1953#1183,312#2,7099
1952#1093,463#3,0957
1951#1023,484#3,3646
1950#1053,344#2,43810
1949#1023,457#2,6069
1948#963,745#2,02714
1947#844,414#3,7335
1946#933,886#2,27111
1945#873,207#1,85214
1944#933,046#2,08012
1943#943,015#1,76417
1942#913,010#1,94614
1941#932,688#1,37224
1940#952,579#1,73616
1939#952,593#1,87914
1938#932,740#1,47621
1937#832,940#1,57619
1936#763,167#1,54019
1935#683,405#1,32626
1934#563,775#1,55120
1933#543,797#1,54020
1932#554,162#1,42624
1931#494,588#1,48922
1930#465,166#1,09340
1929#425,352#1,27231
1928#395,982#1,56923
1927#445,729#1,40728
1926#534,891#1,51524
1925#514,983#1,33230
1924#525,109#1,49226
1923#574,764#1,69621
1922#564,668#1,59123
1921#614,533#1,36030
1920#703,928#1,59223
1919#623,976#1,29730
1918#693,876#1,34328
1917#1151,961#1,64320
1916#1281,671#1,84916
1915#1411,323#1,96814
1914#152969#1,44118
1913#160724#1,9459
1912#176554#2,2696
1911#193365—
1910#210310—
1909#214269—
1908#214253—
1907#244192—
1906#261159—
1905#268149#1,2335
1904#282126—
1903#281125—
1902#312103—
1901#300101#1,0585
1900#302118—
1899#34475—
1898#36175—
1897#38656—
1896#42845—
1895#40448—
1894#46336—
1893#52028—
1892#48931—
1891#57221—
1890#52425—
1889#56720—
1888#55820—
1887#1,0366—
1886#8977—
1885#1,0475—
1884#7319—
1883——
1882#8136—
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First appearance
1882

The first year at least five girls were named Lorraine! It came in at #813, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lorraine is popular in 1967

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedAKMaine: #198 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,048 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedNHWashington: #246 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,258 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,631 girlsMNIllinois: #224 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 1,257 girlsILWisconsin: #239 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsWIMichigan: #231 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 1,344 girlsMINew York: #90 for girls · 333 births · 1 in 419 girlsNYMassachusetts: #160 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 908 girlsMARhode Island: #201 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,341 girlsRIOregon: #296 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,598 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 862 girlsSDIowa: #295 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,065 girlsIAIndiana: #323 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,263 girlsINOhio: #307 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,177 girlsOHPennsylvania: #126 for girls · 139 births · 1 in 614 girlsPANew Jersey: #107 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 501 girlsNJConnecticut: #158 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 772 girlsCTCalifornia: #143 for girls · 227 births · 1 in 674 girlsCAUtah: #168 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 688 girlsUTColorado: #201 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 897 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedNEMissouri: #378 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,046 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: #260 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,761 girlsWVVirginia: #279 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,762 girlsVAMaryland: #215 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsMDDelaware: #150 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 615 girlsDEArizona: #103 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 386 girlsAZNew Mexico: #93 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 323 girlsNMKansas: #274 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,503 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedARTennessee: #546 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,983 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #315 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,318 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #288 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,863 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #174 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 757 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lorraine, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #300 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,734 girlsLAMississippi: #343 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,076 girlsMSAlabama: #354 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,430 girlsALGeorgia: #465 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,098 girlsGAHawaii: #256 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 951 girlsHITexas: #292 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,585 girlsTXFlorida: #212 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 1,090 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New York#90 · 1 in 419
  2. New Mexico#93 · 1 in 323
  3. Arizona#103 · 1 in 386
  4. New Jersey#107 · 1 in 501
  5. Pennsylvania#126 · 1 in 614

Best ever in a state: #3 in New Hampshire, 1931.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#903331 in 419
New Mexico#93251 in 323
Arizona#103331 in 386
New Jersey#107991 in 501
Pennsylvania#1261391 in 614
California#1432271 in 674
Delaware#15061 in 615
Connecticut#158271 in 772
Massachusetts#160481 in 908
Utah#168131 in 688
District of Columbia#174141 in 757
South Dakota#19251 in 862
Maine#19871 in 1,048
Colorado#201171 in 897
Rhode Island#20151 in 1,341
Florida#212381 in 1,090
Maryland#215221 in 1,172
Illinois#224681 in 1,257
Michigan#231531 in 1,344
Wisconsin#239191 in 1,756
Washington#246181 in 1,258
Hawaii#25651 in 951
West Virginia#26071 in 1,761
Kansas#27491 in 1,503
Virginia#279191 in 1,762
South Carolina#288111 in 1,863
Texas#292581 in 1,585
Iowa#295101 in 2,065
Oregon#29681 in 1,598
Louisiana#300181 in 1,734
Ohio#307381 in 2,177
North Carolina#315171 in 2,318
Indiana#323181 in 2,263
Mississippi#34391 in 2,076
Alabama#354111 in 2,430
Missouri#378111 in 3,046
Minnesota#44751 in 5,631
Georgia#46591 in 4,098
Tennessee#54651 in 5,983
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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 Lorraine
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 377 spots since 2024 (#1,420 → #1,043)
  • 346 spots since 2020 (#1,389 → #1,043)
  • 676 spots since 2015 (#1,719 → #1,043)
  • Biggest jump: 478 spots in 1888 (#1,036 → #558)
  • Biggest drop: 316 spots in 1885 (#731 → #1,047)
Rise & fade · girls
46 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1882
  • Peaked 1928 at #39 (5,982 births)
  • Births halved by 1937, 9 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1918–1948
  • Top 1,000: 111 yrs · run 1888–1995
Share of babies · girls
1 in 193
  • Highest: 1 in 193 girls born in 1928 were named Lorraine (0.52%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,753 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 23.8% of all girls named Lorraine (49,939) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s73#558 (1888)#807
1890s440#344 (1899)#449
1900s1,595#214 (1909)#268
1910s15,729#62 (1919)#141
1920s49,939#39 (1928)#53
1930s36,333#46 (1930)#68
1940s33,047#84 (1947)#93
1950s33,593#102 (1951)#121
1960s22,251#135 (1960)#177
1970s7,002#263 (1970)#347
1980s4,109#430 (1980)#509
1990s2,270#653 (1990)#931
2000s1,253#1,210 (2000)#1,644
2010s1,215#1,415 (2019)#1,763
2020s1,061#1,043 (2025)#1,312

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.

Lorraine in 1967

girls
#205
1,522 births · 1 in 1,085 girls
boys
#3,966
5 births · 1 in 348,762 boys

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. #205Lorraine1,522

Top boys' names in 1967

  1. #1Michael82,411
  2. #2David66,806
  3. #3James61,683
  4. #4John61,600
  5. #5Robert56,369
  6. #6William37,615
  7. #7Mark34,910
  8. #8Richard33,585
  9. #9Christopher29,413
  10. #10Brian28,646
  11. #3,966Lorraine5
More about 1967

girls

1,651,025 girls got a published name in 1967; 1 in 1,085 of them was named Lorraine, which outranked 97.4% 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 Lorraine
  1. #202Kelley1,583
  2. #203Bridget1,555
  3. #204Melody1,528
  4. #205Lorraine1,522
  5. #206Sonia1,495
  6. #207Tami1,488
  7. #208Shelia1,476
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.

boys

1,743,811 boys got a published name in 1967; 1 in 348,762 of them was named Lorraine, which outranked 12.9% of the 4,551 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorraine
  1. #3,559Winn6
  2. #3,559Yon6
  3. #3,559Ysabel6
  4. #3,966Lorraine5
  5. #3,966Aarron5
  6. #3,966Abdullah5
  7. #3,966Abelino5

Tied with 585 names at #3,966; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1966
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,048Alfie#1,963 → #915
  2. ↑ 548Waylon#1,540 → #992
  3. ↑ 519Ariel#1,450 → #931
  4. ↑ 430Brendon#1,345 → #915
  5. ↑ 416Terrill#1,259 → #843
Fallers
  1. ↓ 443German#968 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 396Darry#916 → #1,312
  3. ↓ 346Regan#835 → #1,181
  4. ↓ 337Caleb#916 → #1,253
  5. ↓ 317Winfred#785 → #1,102

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

See the top 100 for 1967 →