Girls' name · since 1934
Lorainne
40 babies named Lorainne in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #37,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
40 girls have been named Lorainne since 1934, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorainne has been recorded 40 times among girls since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1989.
- #37,597 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 40 born since 1934
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorainne ranks #37,597 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 40 born since 1934, peaking in the 1960s.
- #37,597 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 40
- born since 1934
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorainne's 40 recorded births place it above 47.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lorainne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorainne's SSA record in two at 1956 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1934, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorainne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1989
- Peak year (1960)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Lorainne by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (14 births, 35% of the file).
1960s was Lorainne's strongest decade.
14 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Lorainne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s
1960s
14 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 14 births (35% of all-time use).
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- Lorainne's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (14 total births) through the 1980s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lorainne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~55 yrs)
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, 1934–1989 (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 Lorainne 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.