Girls' name · since 1889
Lorine
Lorine has 8,750 recorded births since 1889 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,750
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
8,750 girls have been named Lorine since 1889, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lorine has 8,750 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2024.
- #1,825 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,750 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorine ranks #1,825 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,750 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,825 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,750
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorine's 8,750 recorded births place it above 97.47% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lorine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorine splits its recorded history at 1945: 25% of all births land in the more recent half, 75% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 277 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2024
- Peak year (1922)
- 277
- Annual births at peak, across 136 years of records
Lorine popularity over time - boys
12 total births recorded since 1928 (Lorine as boys' name)
Lorine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (2,438 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Lorine's strongest decade.
2,438 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Lorine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 92
1890s
92 births
- 1900s 316
1900s
316 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,421 births
- 1920s
1920s
2,438 births
- 1930s
1930s
1,687 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,180 births
- 1950s 708
1950s
708 births
- 1960s 539
1960s
539 births
- 1970s 211
1970s
211 births
- 1980s 82
1980s
82 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 17
2000s
17 births
- 2010s 15
2010s
15 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 2,438 births (28% of all-time use).
How Lorine 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 Lorine's total volume
Lorine by state
Where Lorine concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 1,083 | 12.4% |
| #2 | Alabama | | 651 | 7.4% |
| #3 | Mississippi | | 604 | 6.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 512 | 5.9% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 484 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Arkansas | | 427 | 4.9% |
| #7 | Kentucky | | 365 | 4.2% |
| #8 | South Carolina | | 363 | 4.1% |
1,083 of 8,750 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Lorine appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lorine's data
- Lorine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (2,438 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lorines (1,083 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~135 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, 1889–2024 (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 Lorine 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.