Girls' name · since 1956
Lorraina
Lorraina has 400 recorded births since 1956 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 400
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lorraina currently ranks #9578 among girls' names in America, with 400 babies recorded since 1956.
Social Security Administration records show Lorraina recorded 400 times among girls since 1956, holding rank #9578 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1956 to 2025.
- #13,512 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,578 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 400 born since 1956
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorraina ranks #13,512 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,578 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 400 born since 1956, peaking in the 1990s.
- #13,512 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,578 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 400
- born since 1956
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lorraina's 400 recorded births place it above 81.3% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lorraina compares
400 Top 49% higher than 51% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Lorraina's all-time total is 6% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorraina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 400 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 14 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorraina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorraina splits its recorded history at 1998: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1968 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorraina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1956–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 70 years of records
Lorraina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (92 births, 23% of the file).
1990s was Lorraina's strongest decade.
92 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Lorraina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 19
1950s
19 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s
1980s
38 births
- 1990s
1990s
92 births
- 2000s
2000s
69 births
- 2010s
2010s
92 births
- 2020s
2020s
38 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 92 births (23% of all-time use).
Lorraina by state
Where Lorraina concentrates geographically, total births since 1956
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 4.3% |
17 of 400 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lorraina's data
- Lorraina's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (92 total births) through the 2020s (38) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Lorrainas (17 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lorraina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~69 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, 1956–2025 (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 Lorraina 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.