Girls' name · since 1883

Loraine

Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 17,284 babies named Loraine, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,166 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,103 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
17,284
born since 1883
1920s
peak decade

17,284 babies have been named Loraine since 1883, making it today's #5103 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Loraine recorded 17,284 times among girls since 1883, holding rank #5103 nationally today, ahead of 70% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.

  • #1,166 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #5,103 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 17,284 born since 1883
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loraine ranks #1,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,103 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 17,284 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.

#1,166 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#5,103 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
17,284
born since 1883
1920s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%70.4%
Loraine vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Loraine's 17,284 recorded births place it above 98.38% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

42 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

42 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.

How Loraine compares

17,284 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.

Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data

How the numbers stack up

Loraine's all-time total is 46x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Loraine Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 17,284 376 567,345
Peak-year births 424 21 19,840

Loraine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Loraine splits its recorded history at 1955: 26% of all births land in the more recent half, 74% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1884 (6 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 424 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Loraine popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1922)
424
Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
0100200300400500 188319031921193919571975199320112025 25

Loraine popularity over time - boys

340 total births recorded since 1911 (Loraine as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 340 births
0510152025 19111915191919231927193119361940 5

Loraine by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (3,964 births, 23% of the file).

1920s was Loraine's strongest decade.

3,964 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.

Loraine births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 3,964 births (23% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Loraine compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Loraine's total volume

Loraine vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%3%4%5%6%7% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -109, 6.1%-146, 2.5%-40, 5.5%-84, 4.5%-61, 4.8%-144, 2.9%-112, 4.8%-45, 4.9%-109, 4.1%-98, 6.7%-60, 4.9%-138, 2.5%-146, 2.9%-74, 6.6%-113, 2.9%Loraine-143, 2.5%Loraine
Loraine vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Loraine by state

Where Loraine concentrates geographically, total births since 1883

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Loraine
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
1,221 7.1%
#2 Michigan
1,068 6.2%
#3 Texas
1,056 6.1%
#4 California
1,044 6.0%
#5 Illinois
780 4.5%
#6 Ohio
712 4.1%
#7 Pennsylvania
615 3.6%
#8 Kentucky
595 3.4%
New York share of Loraine's total US births 7.1%
Even split

1,221 of 17,284 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 42 reporting states.

Loraine appears in 42 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loraine? ▼
Since 1883, Social Security records show 17,284 babies named Loraine. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #1,166 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,103 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 1922, with 424 births.
Where does Loraine sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loraine ranks #1,166 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,103 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Loraine most popular? ▼
Loraine was most popular in the 1920s decade with 3,964 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Loraine most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Loraine are New York (1,221 births), Michigan (1,068 births), Texas (1,056 births).
How long has the name Loraine been used? ▼
Records for Loraine go back to 1883, giving 143 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Loraine? ▼
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.

What to do with Loraine's data

  • Loraine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (3,964 total births); usage has since declined to 124 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • New York records the most Loraines (1,221 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Loraine

Nearby Names Like Loraine

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loraine

Lori Girl
#1726 341,911 births
Lorraine Girl
#1043 209,910 births
Loretta Girl
#606 177,564 births
Lora Girl
#2895 52,235 births
Lorena Girl
#1291 44,960 births

Compare Loraine side by side: Loraine vs Lori Loraine vs Lorraine Loraine vs Loretta

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Related Names

Names with a similar popularity rank to Loraine

Verona #5102
4,314 births · Peak 1920
Delfina #5104
4,037 births · Peak 1925
Janette #5101
32,172 births · Peak 1953
Augustina #5105
2,280 births · Peak 1927
Eudora #5100
2,179 births · Peak 1923
Lanora #5106
2,245 births · Peak 1969
Emelie #5099
2,612 births · Peak 2003
Antonina #5107
2,804 births · Peak 1915

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loraine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Loraine draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.