girl's name

Loraine

  • Origin French
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 18,940

Ireland

#577

1995 births

Loraine is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Loraine is a name of French origin.
  • Peaked in 1922, when 439 babies were given the name.
  • Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 132,626 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1883.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Loraine over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.

4,125
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Loraine by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 54
1890s 258
1900s 609
1910s 2,715
1920s 4,125
1930s 2,278
1940s 2,036
1950s 2,128
1960s 1,544
1970s 688
1980s 413
1990s 264
2000s 201
2010s 187
2020s (to 2025) 124

How popular is Loraine?

In 2025, Loraine was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Loraine is used

Ireland #577 3 in 1995
Scotland #606 3 in 1984
Canada #3,710 5 in 2020
United States #5,177 25 in 2025
England & Wales #6,632 3 in 2009
France #6,789 5 in 2018

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Loraine

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Loraine also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Loraine over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Loraine

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Loraine — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Loraine

How popular is the name Loraine?

In 2025, Loraine was given to 25 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Loraine a girl's or a boy's name?

Loraine is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Loraine?

Loraine has 2 syllables.

When was Loraine most popular?

Loraine peaked in 1922, when 439 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.

Is Loraine a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Loraine currently ranks #5,177 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.