Girls' name · since 1882
Lorraine
209,910 babies named Lorraine in U.S. Social Security records since 1882, with the highest year being 1928. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #189 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 209,910
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
209,910 babies have been named Lorraine since 1882, making it today's #1043 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lorraine recorded 209,910 times among girls since 1882, holding rank #1043 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #189 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,043 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 209,910 born since 1882
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorraine ranks #189 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,043 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 209,910 born since 1882, peaking in the 1920s.
- #189 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,043 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 209,910
- born since 1882
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorraine's 209,910 recorded births place it above 99.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Lorraine compares
209,910 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Lorraine's all-time total is 558x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorraine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 209,910 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5,982 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorraine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorraine's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 28% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 72%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1928 peak of 5,982, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorraine popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1928)
- 5,982
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Lorraine popularity over time - boys
935 total births recorded since 1901 (Lorraine as boys' name)
Lorraine by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (49,939 births, 24% of the file).
1920s was Lorraine's strongest decade.
49,939 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Lorraine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 73
1880s
73 births
- 1890s 440
1890s
440 births
- 1900s 1,595
1900s
1,595 births
- 1910s 15,729
1910s
15,729 births
- 1920s
1920s
49,939 births
- 1930s
1930s
36,333 births
- 1940s
1940s
33,047 births
- 1950s
1950s
33,593 births
- 1960s
1960s
22,251 births
- 1970s 7,002
1970s
7,002 births
- 1980s 4,109
1980s
4,109 births
- 1990s 2,270
1990s
2,270 births
- 2000s 1,253
2000s
1,253 births
- 2010s 1,215
2010s
1,215 births
- 2020s 1,061
2020s
1,061 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 49,939 births (24% of all-time use).
How Lorraine 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 Lorraine's total volume
Lorraine by state
Where Lorraine concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 33,625 | 16.0% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 17,233 | 8.2% |
| #3 | California | | 16,713 | 8.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 16,417 | 7.8% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 12,776 | 6.1% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 11,358 | 5.4% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 9,400 | 4.5% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 9,183 | 4.4% |
33,625 of 209,910 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lorraine appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lorraine's data
- Lorraine's decade-level peak was the 1920s (49,939 total births); usage has since declined to 1,061 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lorraines (33,625 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 Lorraine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Lorraine 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.