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 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1991 with 38 babies (rank #618 that year). In 2024 it was given to 17 girls (rank #1,431). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

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.

539

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	38	#618
1992	30	#733
1993	28	#769
1994	19	#918
1995	26	#807
1996	19	#1,029
1997	13	#1,319
1998	20	#956
1999	11	#1,508
2000	16	#1,135
2001	13	#1,344
2002	8	#1,961
2003	14	#1,323
2004	10	#1,772
2005	13	#1,489
2006	13	#1,560
2007	14	#1,533
2008	9	#2,198
2009	17	#1,385
2010	14	#1,651
2011	7	#2,716
2012	11	#1,922
2013	10	#2,093
2014	16	#1,467
2015	11	#1,914
2016	18	#1,344
2017	12	#1,873
2018	19	#1,274
2019	15	#1,582
2020	18	#1,321
2021	13	#1,743
2022	16	#1,448
2023	11	#1,991
2024	17	#1,431

Year

Babies

Rank

1991

#618

1992

#733

1993

#769

1994

#918

1995

#807

1996

#1,029

1997

#1,319

1998

#956

1999

#1,508

2000

#1,135

2001

#1,344

2002

#1,961

2003

#1,323

2004

#1,772

2005

#1,489

2006

#1,560

2007

#1,533

2008

#2,198

2009

#1,385

2010

#1,651

2011

#2,716

2012

#1,922

2013

#2,093

2014

#1,467

2015

#1,914

2016

#1,344

2017

#1,873

2018

#1,274

2019

#1,582

2020

#1,321

2021

#1,743

2022

#1,448

2023

#1,991

2024

#1,431

Meaning

Numerology of Lorraine

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lorraine

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Lorraine in 2024

Other girls' names starting with L

Year-by-Year Detail