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

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Peak · girls
1919 · 414 births
Debut · girls
8 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
17,284
since 1883

Loraine over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Loraine has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #310, 1919girls
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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#5,09925—
2024#6,64217—
2023#4,65529—
2022#6,22919—
2021#6,41418—
2020#6,92316—
2019#7,34215—
2018#6,01020—
2017#5,82121—
2016#5,79622—
2015#7,61315—
2014#8,48513—
2013#6,01721—
2012#5,89522—
2011#7,43616—
2010#5,97722—
2009#7,67916—
2008#7,07318—
2007#4,94429—
2006#5,54524—
2005#5,43723—
2004#6,21619—
2003#6,29918—
2002#5,67320—
2001#5,17422—
2000#8,02712—
1999#3,50935—
1998#4,63623—
1997#4,37024—
1996#6,06415—
1995#5,22118—
1994#5,44517—
1993#4,52422—
1992#3,26734—
1991#2,98938—
1990#2,95738—
1989#2,93137—
1988#2,98734—
1987#3,25728—
1986#2,51239—
1985#2,36242—
1984#2,14946—
1983#2,65933—
1982#1,92255—
1981#2,23145—
1980#1,96454—
1979#2,05049—
1978#1,86253—
1977#1,66163—
1976#1,56864—
1975#1,72954—
1974#1,43870—
1973#1,49663—
1972#1,28080—
1971#1,16499—
1970#1,20893—
1969#965123—
1968#984112—
1967#1,028100—
1966#972110—
1965#870132—
1964#876140—
1963#780176—
1962#724203—
1961#691228—
1960#687220—
1959#656233—
1958#645233—
1957#653227—
1956#650216—
1955#630218—
1954#597230—
1953#663186—
1952#632196—
1951#596208—
1950#633181—
1949#607184—
1948#574212—
1947#552236—
1946#506240—
1945#485221—
1944#576162—
1943#526203—
1942#485232—
1941#513180—
1940#541161#3,4595
1939#522163#2,8297
1938#541158—
1937#489179—
1936#509164#3,1476
1935#445211#2,9517
1934#443214#2,5639
1933#413241—
1932#390281#2,46510
1931#391278#3,0957
1930#369335#3,0228
1929#346355#2,45211
1928#338393#3,0768
1927#341381#2,19314
1926#331396#1,51524
1925#325421#2,31313
1924#342386#2,13215
1923#319412#1,55124
1922#314424#2,14315
1921#326407#1,76620
1920#329389#1,96617
1919#310414#2,26513
1918#328387#1,53923
1917#321365#1,81517
1916#352307#1,54921
1915#344296#1,50521
1914#333250#2,6517
1913#355186#2,2737
1912#359163#2,2696
1911#377116#1,7405
1910#369111—
1909#38790—
1908#42273—
1907#40477—
1906#43563—
1905#43360—
1904#39866—
1903#42855—
1902#46446—
1901#49937—
1900#51942—
1899#50734—
1898#52036—
1897#55429—
1896#55330—
1895#59626—
1894#62822—
1893#54726—
1892#59022—
1891#69515—
1890#61718—
1889#65715—
1888#69014—
1887——
1886#69311—
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1884#9306—
1883#6928—
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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 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedIDMontana: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 755 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #179 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 974 girlsNDMinnesota: #186 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,363 girlsMNIllinois: #228 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 2,014 girlsILWisconsin: #167 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,172 girlsWIMichigan: #211 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,609 girlsMINew York: #420 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 7,061 girlsNYMassachusetts: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,087 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedRIOregon: #161 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 836 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedSDIowa: #355 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,648 girlsIAIndiana: #285 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,926 girlsINOhio: #285 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,031 girlsOHPennsylvania: #505 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 11,921 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #251 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,819 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedCONebraska: #199 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,239 girlsNEMissouri: #216 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsMOKentucky: #189 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 1,036 girlsKYWest Virginia: #208 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,240 girlsWVVirginia: #330 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,607 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedNMKansas: #325 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,720 girlsKSArkansas: #248 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,379 girlsARTennessee: #320 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,563 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #360 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 3,863 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #336 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,277 girlsOKLouisiana: #343 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,368 girlsLAMississippi: #265 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,614 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedALGeorgia: #335 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,114 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedHITexas: #370 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,184 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Loraine, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Montana#152 · 1 in 755
  2. Oregon#161 · 1 in 836
  3. Wisconsin#167 · 1 in 1,172
  4. North Dakota#179 · 1 in 974
  5. Minnesota#186 · 1 in 1,363

Best ever in a state: #111 in Wisconsin, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Montana#15261 in 755
Oregon#16171 in 836
Wisconsin#167211 in 1,172
North Dakota#17971 in 974
Minnesota#186171 in 1,363
Kentucky#189291 in 1,036
Nebraska#199101 in 1,239
West Virginia#208161 in 1,240
Michigan#211231 in 1,609
Missouri#216211 in 1,456
Illinois#228291 in 2,014
Arkansas#248151 in 1,379
California#251171 in 1,819
Mississippi#265141 in 1,614
Indiana#28591 in 2,926
Ohio#285181 in 3,031
Tennessee#320111 in 2,563
Kansas#32561 in 2,720
Virginia#33081 in 3,607
Georgia#335121 in 3,114
Oklahoma#336111 in 2,277
Louisiana#343101 in 2,368
Iowa#35561 in 3,648
North Carolina#360101 in 3,863
Texas#370271 in 2,184
Massachusetts#38851 in 7,087
New York#420141 in 7,061
Pennsylvania#50581 in 11,921
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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 Loraine
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
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s54#657 (1889)#732
1890s258#507 (1899)#581
1900s609#387 (1909)#439
1910s2,595#310 (1919)#345
1920s3,964#314 (1922)#331
1930s2,224#369 (1930)#451
1940s2,031#485 (1942)#537
1950s2,128#596 (1951)#636
1960s1,544#687 (1960)#858
1970s688#1,164 (1971)#1,546
1980s413#1,922 (1982)#2,497
1990s264#2,957 (1990)#4,298
2000s201#4,944 (2007)#6,207
2010s187#5,796 (2016)#6,639
2020s124#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 1922

girls
#314
424 births · 1 in 2,833 girls
boys
#2,143
15 births · 1 in 72,544 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #314Loraine424

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #2,143Loraine15
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 2,833 of them was named Loraine, which outranked 94.6% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loraine
  1. #311Lenore439
  2. #312Alyce430
  3. #313Marcia428
  4. #314Loraine424
  5. #315Darlene423
  6. #316Cecile422
  7. #317Lily418
Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

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

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 72,544 of them was named Loraine, which outranked 56.9% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loraine
  1. #2,040Volney16
  2. #2,040Weaver16
  3. #2,040Winthrop16
  4. #2,143Loraine15
  5. #2,143Abie15
  6. #2,143Adelard15
  7. #2,143Aden15
  8. #2,240Agostino14
  9. #2,240Albertus14
  10. #2,240Albion14

Tied with 96 names at #2,143; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

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

See the top 100 for 1922 →