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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201933peak #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
1890
1889#1,2795
1888#1,1366
1887
1886
1885#9216
1884
1883
1882
1881
1880
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 1933

  • 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: #127 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 602 girlsWAIdaho: #96 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 352 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #173 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 910 girlsNDMinnesota: #160 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,018 girlsMNIllinois: #350 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,010 girlsILWisconsin: #197 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,533 girlsWIMichigan: #183 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,337 girlsMINew York: #298 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,307 girlsNYMassachusetts: #295 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,598 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedRIOregon: #160 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 777 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #184 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,030 girlsSDIowa: #144 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 783 girlsIAIndiana: #319 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,576 girlsINOhio: #289 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,069 girlsOHPennsylvania: #315 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,812 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #199 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsCAUtah: #90 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 367 girlsUTColorado: #177 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 844 girlsCONebraska: #222 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,630 girlsNEMissouri: #320 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,913 girlsMOKentucky: 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: #202 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #499 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,884 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedHITexas: #882 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,901 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lorna, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#90 · 1 in 367
  2. Idaho#96 · 1 in 352
  3. Washington#127 · 1 in 602
  4. Iowa#144 · 1 in 783
  5. Oregon#160 · 1 in 777

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#90121 in 367
Idaho#9691 in 352
Washington#127141 in 602
Iowa#144221 in 783
Minnesota#160181 in 1,018
Oregon#16061 in 777
North Dakota#17361 in 910
Colorado#17791 in 844
Michigan#183261 in 1,337
South Dakota#18451 in 1,030
Wisconsin#197141 in 1,533
California#199301 in 1,096
Kansas#202101 in 1,284
Nebraska#22261 in 1,630
Ohio#289141 in 3,069
Massachusetts#29561 in 4,598
New York#298251 in 3,307
Pennsylvania#315181 in 3,812
Indiana#31961 in 3,576
Missouri#32091 in 2,913
Illinois#350121 in 4,010
North Carolina#49951 in 6,884
Texas#88251 in 10,901
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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 1933

girls
#348
324 births · 1 in 3,111 girls

Top girls' names in 1933

  1. #1Mary55,517
  2. #2Betty31,531
  3. #3Barbara26,949
  4. #4Dorothy22,054
  5. #5Joan19,294
  6. #6Patricia18,632
  7. #7Margaret15,241
  8. #8Helen14,644
  9. #9Shirley14,320
  10. #10Doris12,025
  11. #348Lorna324
More about 1933

girls

1,007,932 girls got a published name in 1933; 1 in 3,111 of them was named Lorna, which outranked 92.8% of the 4,858 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorna
  1. #345Earlene327
  2. #345Elnora327
  3. #347Adrienne325
  4. #348Lorna324
  5. #349Betsy323
  6. #350Rena320
  7. #351Robbie319
Biggest movers since 1932
Risers
  1. 1,022Rheta#1,754#732
  2. 930Joellen#1,877#947
  3. 583Veola#1,568#985
  4. 483Sharlene#1,162#679
  5. 475Louetta#1,448#973
Fallers
  1. 395Golda#969#1,364
  2. 322Louis#940#1,262
  3. 298Bebe#899#1,197
  4. 291Clyde#998#1,289
  5. 291Mariam#998#1,289

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

See the top 100 for 1933