Recorded 1920–1973 Girls' name Peak 1930 124 births

Lorrane — girls' name

124 babies named Lorrane in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1930. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1930s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Lorrane was born in this single decade.

1930
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lorrane in 1930 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorrane

The Social Security Administration has registered 124 babies named Lorrane between 1920 and 1973, spanning 54 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorrane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1973. The name reached its historical peak in 1930, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorrane performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 29 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lorrane shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorrane in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 124 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lorrane at a glance

Last recorded 1973

Total births

124

Since 1920

54 years of records

Peak year

1930

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1973

Active since

1920

Recorded for 54 years

Last year on file: 1973

Lorrane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–1920

Last recorded 1973
Peak year (1930)
8
Annual births at peak — across 54 years of records
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Lorrane by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
29 births that decade — 23% of Lorrane's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorrane?
124 babies have been named Lorrane since 1920. It was last recorded in 1973. The peak year was 1930 with 8 births.
When was Lorrane most popular?
Lorrane was most popular in the 1930s decade with 29 total births. The single peak year was 1930.
How long has the name Lorrane been used?
Lorrane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 54 years of data through 1973.
What names are similar to Lorrane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lori, Lorraine, Loretta, Lora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1973 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.