Girls' name · since 1913
Lorrain
Since 1913, U.S. Social Security records show 636 babies named Lorrain, peaking in 1921. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #10,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 636
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorrain is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 636 have been recorded since 1913.
Lorrain has 636 recorded births among girls since 1913, 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 1913 to 1990.
- #10,148 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 636 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorrain ranks #10,148 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 636 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #10,148 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 636
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorrain's 636 recorded births place it above 85.96% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Lorrain's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorrain's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1921 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorrain popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1990
- Peak year (1921)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 78 years of records
Lorrain popularity over time - boys
10 total births recorded since 1919 (Lorrain as boys' name)
Lorrain by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (161 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Lorrain's strongest decade.
161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Lorrain births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 33
1910s
33 births
- 1920s
1920s
161 births
- 1930s
1930s
89 births
- 1940s
1940s
76 births
- 1950s
1950s
105 births
- 1960s
1960s
115 births
- 1970s 34
1970s
34 births
- 1980s 18
1980s
18 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 161 births (25% of all-time use).
How Lorrain 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 Lorrain's total volume
Lorrain by state
Where Lorrain concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 0.9% |
6 of 636 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lorrain's data
- Lorrain's decade-level peak was the 1920s (161 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lorrains (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorrain: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1921)
Similar record span (~77 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, 1913–1990 (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 Lorrain 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.