Lorne

Last seen for girls in 1985 at #10,677 · #12,008 for boys in 2025, 5 births
Given to boys 98.9% of the time

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Peak · boys
1966 · 186 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
4,302
since 1903

Lorne over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Lorne has never cracked the top 500 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201965peak #559, 1966boys
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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—#12,0085
2024—#10,9386
2023—#9,7637
2022—#10,8636
2021—#8,8258
2020—#10,6056
2019—#9,7567
2018—#7,13611
2017—#7,54610
2016—#10,7446
2015—#5,28917
2014—#7,04811
2013—#8,7898
2012—#8,8648
2011—#8,0799
2010—#9,6937
2009—#7,69210
2008—#6,07014
2007—#8,9158
2006—#5,07217
2005—#10,1516
2004—#6,52011
2003—#6,71510
2002—#4,32218
2001—#3,84221
2000—#4,06619
1999—#4,34116
1998—#3,48621
1997—#5,28811
1996—#3,54919
1995—#3,69317
1994—#2,12338
1993—#2,78625
1992—#2,17435
1991—#2,14334
1990—#1,84042
1989—#2,15432
1988—#1,84936
1987—#1,50647
1986—#1,56542
1985#10,6775#1,32153
1984—#1,36548
1983—#1,15361
1982#10,5175#1,46443
1981—#1,23655
1980—#1,22756
1979—#1,31949
1978—#1,37145
1977—#1,74330
1976—#1,17953
1975—#1,20849
1974—#1,00766
1973—#1,00365
1972—#82295
1971—#84892
1970—#767116
1969#7,4715#689131
1968—#622147
1967—#623145
1966—#559186
1965#5,8176#566182
1964—#590179
1963—#616159
1962#5,8606#593171
1961—#79392
1960—#1,11549
1959—#1,62024
1958#5,4086#1,53426
1957—#1,58325
1956—#1,51127
1955—#1,39630
1954—#1,43528
1953—#2,18613
1952—#1,61522
1951—#1,43027
1950—#1,61521
1949#5,2445#1,34829
1948—#1,34629
1947—#1,42527
1946—#1,60120
1945—#2,13111
1944—#1,43822
1943—#1,25830
1942—#1,49622
1941—#1,53220
1940—#1,33425
1939—#1,23828
1938—#1,61318
1937—#1,28827
1936—#1,29626
1935—#1,35425
1934—#1,29327
1933—#1,49821
1932—#1,28628
1931—#1,69318
1930—#1,28331
1929#4,5705#1,56422
1928#3,7437#1,38228
1927—#1,22735
1926—#1,16138
1925—#1,24633
1924—#1,45827
1923—#1,50225
1922—#1,69521
1921—#1,17837
1920—#1,59223
1919—#1,53123
1918—#1,31329
1917—#1,47923
1916—#1,50522
1915—#1,60019
1914—#1,30021
1913—#2,4966
1912—#1,52711
1911—#1,3877
1910—#1,3147
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First appearance
1903

The first year at least five boys were named Lorne! It came in at #1,130, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1903–1906, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Lorne is popular in 1965

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedNHWashington: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 4,893 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #344 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 6,741 boysMNIllinois: #517 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 9,878 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedWIMichigan: #364 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 6,138 boysMINew York: #487 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 9,082 boysNYMassachusetts: #362 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 10,209 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedIAIndiana: #387 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 6,751 boysINOhio: #525 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 13,458 boysOHPennsylvania: #428 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 10,042 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #571 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 9,715 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedVAMaryland: #347 for boys · 6 births · 1 in 5,159 boysMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #361 for boys · 12 births · 1 in 3,049 boysLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Lorne, so not publishedHITexas: #700 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 11,520 boysTXFlorida: #594 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,907 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. Minnesota#344 · 1 in 6,741
  2. Maryland#347 · 1 in 5,159
  3. Louisiana#361 · 1 in 3,049
  4. Washington#362 · 1 in 4,893
  5. Massachusetts#362 · 1 in 10,209

Best ever in a state: #244 in Oregon, 1967.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Minnesota#34451 in 6,741
Maryland#34761 in 5,159
Louisiana#361121 in 3,049
Massachusetts#36251 in 10,209
Washington#36251 in 4,893
Michigan#364131 in 6,138
Indiana#38771 in 6,751
Pennsylvania#428101 in 10,042
New York#487181 in 9,082
Illinois#517101 in 9,878
Ohio#52571 in 13,458
California#571181 in 9,715
Florida#59451 in 9,907
Texas#70091 in 11,520
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Lorne
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 1,070 spots since 2024 (#10,938 → #12,008)
  • 1,403 spots since 2020 (#10,605 → #12,008)
  • 6,719 spots since 2015 (#5,289 → #12,008)
  • Biggest jump: 322 spots in 1961 (#1,115 → #793)
  • Biggest drop: 181 spots in 1973 (#822 → #1,003)
Rise & fade · boys
63 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1903
  • Peaked 1966 at #559 (186 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 13 yrs · run 1961–1972
Share of babies · boys
1 in 9,589
  • Highest: 1 in 9,589 boys born in 1966 were named Lorne (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 341,615 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · boys
The 1960s
  • 33.5% of all boys named Lorne (1,441) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1900s20#999 (1907)#1,081
1910s168#1,300 (1914)#1,545
1920s289#1,161 (1926)#1,401
1930s249#1,238 (1939)#1,384
1940s235#1,258 (1943)#1,491
1950s243#1,396 (1955)#1,593
1960s1,441#559 (1966)#677
1970s660#767 (1970)#1,127
1980s473#1,153 (1983)#1,484
1990s258#1,840 (1990)#3,142
2000s134#3,842 (2001)#6,337
2010s94#5,289 (2015)#8,294
2020s38#8,825 (2021)#10,500

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lorne in 1965

girls
#5,817
6 births · 1 in 294,194 girls
boys
#566
182 births · 1 in 10,221 boys

Top girls' names in 1965

  1. #1Lisa60,271
  2. #2Mary34,270
  3. #3Karen32,869
  4. #4Kimberly28,836
  5. #5Susan26,321
  6. #6Patricia23,552
  7. #7Donna19,700
  8. #8Linda19,345
  9. #9Cynthia19,239
  10. #10Angela18,754
  11. #5,817Lorne6

Top boys' names in 1965

  1. #1Michael80,992
  2. #2John71,493
  3. #3David67,825
  4. #4James67,666
  5. #5Robert63,106
  6. #6William40,111
  7. #7Mark38,244
  8. #8Richard36,817
  9. #9Thomas31,595
  10. #10Jeffrey29,574
  11. #566Lorne182
More about 1965

girls

1,765,164 girls got a published name in 1965; 1 in 294,194 of them was named Lorne, which outranked 22.8% of the 7,535 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorne
  1. #5,289Zabrina7
  2. #5,289Zan7
  3. #5,289Zetta7
  4. #5,817Lorne6
  5. #5,817Adra6
  6. #5,817Adrain6
  7. #5,817Aime6
  8. #6,539Abbigail5
  9. #6,539Abelina5
  10. #6,539Adilia5

Tied with 721 names at #5,817; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 723Marni#1,610 → #887
  2. ↑ 654Dionne#1,281 → #627
  3. ↑ 432Marnie#1,016 → #584
  4. ↑ 426Keli#1,383 → #957
  5. ↑ 368Gia#1,334 → #966
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,326Djuna#738 → #2,064
  2. ↓ 470Djuana#756 → #1,226
  3. ↓ 383Shirl#714 → #1,097
  4. ↓ 297Beverley#955 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 275Dottie#912 → #1,187

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

boys

1,860,143 boys got a published name in 1965; 1 in 10,221 of them was named Lorne, which outranked 87.2% of the 4,425 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lorne
  1. #560Roman184
  2. #564Ethan183
  3. #564Jess183
  4. #566Lorne182
  5. #566Gino182
  6. #566Gustavo182
  7. #569Donny181
  8. #570Jordan180
  9. #570Russ180

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

Biggest movers since 1964
Risers
  1. ↑ 785Trace#1,655 → #870
  2. ↑ 729Darran#1,729 → #1,000
  3. ↑ 655Daryn#1,371 → #716
  4. ↑ 648Darian#1,545 → #897
  5. ↑ 512Darryn#1,327 → #815
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,557Jaimie#809 → #2,366
  2. ↓ 443Tammy#875 → #1,318
  3. ↓ 406Destry#637 → #1,043
  4. ↓ 318Dewitt#936 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 303Cassius#860 → #1,163

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

See the top 100 for 1965 →