Girls' name · since 1913
Lorrayne
827 babies named Lorrayne in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 827
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorrayne is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 827 have been recorded since 1913.
Lorrayne has 827 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 2009.
- #8,547 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 827 born since 1913
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorrayne ranks #8,547 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 827 born since 1913, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,547 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 827
- born since 1913
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorrayne's 827 recorded births place it above 88.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
Lorrayne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorrayne splits its recorded history at 1942: 23% of all births land in the more recent half, 77% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1938 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 57 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorrayne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–2009
- Peak year (1924)
- 57
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Lorrayne by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (401 births, 48% of the file).
1920s was Lorrayne's strongest decade.
401 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lorrayne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 152
1910s
152 births
- 1920s
1920s
401 births
- 1930s 81
1930s
81 births
- 1940s 66
1940s
66 births
- 1950s 54
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 401 births (48% of all-time use).
How Lorrayne 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 Lorrayne's total volume
Lorrayne by state
Where Lorrayne concentrates geographically, total births since 1913
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 108 | 13.1% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 46 | 5.6% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 39 | 4.7% |
| #4 | North Dakota | | 8 | 1.0% |
| #5 | California | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Nebraska | | 5 | 0.6% |
108 of 827 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorrayne's data
- Lorrayne's decade-level peak was the 1920s (401 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Minnesota records the most Lorraynes (108 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota 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 Lorrayne: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1913–2009 (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 Lorrayne 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.