Recorded 1903–2022 Girls' name Peak 1922 1,157 births

Lorayne — girls' name

1,157 babies named Lorayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Lorayne was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

64 babies were named Lorayne in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorayne

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,157 babies named Lorayne between 1903 and 2022, spanning 120 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorayne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 64 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorayne performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 434 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Lorayne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Illinois, which accounts for 119 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorayne in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorayne 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 1,157 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.

Lorayne at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

1,157

Since 1903

120 years of records

Peak year

1922

64 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1903

Recorded for 120 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lorayne popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1903

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (1922)
64
Annual births at peak — across 120 years of records
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Lorayne by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
434 births that decade — 38% of Lorayne's all-time total
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Lorayne by state

Where Lorayne concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lorayne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Illinois
119 10.3%
#2 Minnesota
91 7.9%
#3 Wisconsin
55 4.8%
#4 California
13 1.1%
#5 New York
12 1.0%
#6 Texas
11 1.0%
#7 Missouri
7 0.6%
Illinois share of Lorayne's total US births 10.3%
Even split

119 of 1,157 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorayne?
1,157 babies have been named Lorayne since 1903. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1922 with 64 births.
When was Lorayne most popular?
Lorayne was most popular in the 1920s decade with 434 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Lorayne most popular?
The top states for the name Lorayne are Illinois (119 births), Minnesota (91 births), Wisconsin (55 births).
How long has the name Lorayne been used?
Lorayne has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 120 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lorayne?
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, 1903–2022 (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.