Recorded 1934–1989 Girls' name Peak 1960 40 births

Lorainne — girls' name

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.

1930s51940s111950s51960s141980s5
1960s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Lorainne was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lorainne in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorainne

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Lorainne between 1934 and 1989, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorainne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorainne performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lorainne shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorainne 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 40 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.

Lorainne at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

40

Since 1934

56 years of records

Peak year

1960

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1934

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lorainne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1934

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1960)
7
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1989196319601956194919481934 5

Lorainne by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
14 births that decade — 35% of Lorainne's all-time total
1930s51940s111950s51960s141980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorainne?
40 babies have been named Lorainne since 1934. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1960 with 7 births.
When was Lorainne most popular?
Lorainne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
How long has the name Lorainne been used?
Lorainne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 56 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lorainne?
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.

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, 1934–1989 (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.