Lorraine

Lorraine

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Lorraine is a feminine given name derived from the region of Lorraine in France. It has been used in the English-speaking world since the Franco-Prussian War, during which events brought the region to the North American public's attention.

From Wikipedia

Lorraine first appears in the data in 1952 and has been recorded in 14 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1952 with 360 babies (rank #27 that year). It was not in the 2025 data.

Numerology of Lorraine

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lorraine yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

3,020

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

360

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1952	360	#27
1953	348	#29
1954	312	#31
1955	284	#33
1956	227	#40
1957	244	#38
1958	197	#50
1959	160	#57
1960	179	#67
1961	184	#69
1962	160	#73
1963	154	#72
1964	117	#86
1966	94	#94

Year

Babies

Rank

1952

360

#27

1953

348

#29

1954

312

#31

1955

284

#33

1956

227

#40

1957

244

#38

1958

197

#50

1959

160

#57

1960

179

#67

1961

184

#69

1962

160

#73

1963

154

#72

1964

117

#86

1966

#94

Meaning

Numerology of Lorraine

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lorraine

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