US rank #9698 Girls' name Peak 2018 198 births

Loraina — #9698 US girls' name

198 babies named Loraina in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s121980s101990s402000s402010s642020s32
#9698
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 45% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

32% of everyone ever named Loraina was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

12 babies were named Loraina in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loraina

The Social Security Administration has registered 198 babies named Loraina between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loraina currently holds the #9698 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 12 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loraina performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Loraina shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loraina in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 198 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Loraina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

198

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2018

12 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,698

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loraina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
12
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
468101214 20242019201420082002199719881974 5

Loraina by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
64 births that decade — 32% of Loraina's all-time total
1970s121980s101990s402000s402010s642020s32

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loraina?
198 babies have been named Loraina since 1974. It currently ranks #9698 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 12 births.
When was Loraina most popular?
Loraina was most popular in the 2010s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Loraina been used?
Loraina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loraina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lori, Lorraine, Loretta, Lora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1974–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.