Boys' name · since 1903

Lorne

4,302 babies named Lorne in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#1,969 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,060 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,302
born since 1903
1960s
peak decade

Lorne currently ranks #12060 among boys' names in America, with 4,302 babies recorded since 1903.

Lorne has 4,302 recorded births among boys since 1903, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12060 as of the latest data, more common than 13% of boys, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1903 to 2025.

  • #1,969 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #12,060 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 4,302 born since 1903
  • 1960s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorne ranks #1,969 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,060 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 4,302 born since 1903, peaking in the 1960s.

#1,969 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#12,060 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
4,302
born since 1903
1960s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%13.4%
Lorne vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Lorne's 4,302 recorded births place it above 95.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

29 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Lorne compares

4,302 Top 14% higher than 86% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Lorne's all-time total is 12x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Lorne Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 4,302 369 358,536
Peak-year births 186 34 22,252

Lorne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lorne splits its recorded history at 1966: 53% of all births land in the more recent half, 47% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1903 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1966 peak of 186 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Lorne popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1903–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1966)
186
Annual births at peak, across 123 years of records
050100150200 190319221937195219671982199720122025 5

Lorne popularity over time - girls

50 total births recorded since 1928 (Lorne as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 50 births
4.555.566.577.5 192819291949195819621965196919821985 5

Lorne by decade

1960s is the heaviest window (1,441 births, 33% of the file).

1960s was Lorne's strongest decade.

1,441 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Lorne births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,441 births (33% of all-time use).

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

How Lorne compares to similarly-sized names

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

Lorne vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 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 -57, 5.4%-75, 3.3%-126, 1.9%-146, 1.7%-117, 3.3%-42, 7.5%-146, 2.1%-39, 8.9%-146, 1.9%-117, 1.6%-114, 5%-142, 3.9%-59, 6.3%-117, 3.4%-56, 6.1%Lorne-123, 4.3%Lorne
Lorne vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Lorne by state

Where Lorne concentrates geographically, total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lorne
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
342 7.9%
#2 Michigan
271 6.3%
#3 New York
176 4.1%
#4 Illinois
112 2.6%
#5 Pennsylvania
96 2.2%
#6 Texas
81 1.9%
#7 Louisiana
47 1.1%
#8 Ohio
47 1.1%
California share of Lorne's total US births 7.9%
Even split

342 of 4,302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.

Lorne appears in 29 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorne? ▼
4,302 babies have been named Lorne since 1903. All-time, it sits at #1,969 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #12,060 of 13,930 among boys. The peak year was 1966 with 186 births.
Where does Lorne sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorne ranks #1,969 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,060 of 13,930 among boys' 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 Lorne most popular? ▼
Lorne was most popular in the 1960s decade with 1,441 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Lorne most popular? ▼
The top states for the name Lorne are California (342 births), Michigan (271 births), New York (176 births).
How long has the name Lorne been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lorne since 1903 -- 123 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Lorne? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lorenzo, Loren, Lorin, Loran, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Lorne's data

  • Lorne's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,441 total births); usage has since declined to 38 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Lornes (342 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Lorne

Nearby Names Like Lorne

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

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Lorin Boy
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Loran Boy
3,714 births
Lorenza Boy
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Lorne

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Elic #12062
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Corrie #12057
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Eleanor #12063
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Reinhart #12064
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lorne: 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, 1903–2025 (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 Lorne 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.