Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: EnglishLorna is a feminine given name. The name is said to have been coined by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his novel Lorna Doone, which appeared in 1869. Blackmore appears to have derived this name from the Scottish placename Lorn/Lorne.
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Lorna yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 6 | #998 |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,223 |
| 1889 | 5 | #1,400 |
| 1891 | 8 | #1,058 |
| 1892 | 12 | #883 |
| 1893 | 17 | #730 |
| 1894 | 14 | #830 |
| 1895 | 19 | #734 |
| 1896 | 20 | #719 |
| 1897 | 24 | #637 |
| 1898 | 28 | #614 |
| 1899 | 21 | #692 |
| 1900 | 30 | #650 |
| 1901 | 26 | #623 |
| 1902 | 26 | #662 |
| 1903 | 31 | #593 |
| 1904 | 38 | #541 |
| 1905 | 31 | #635 |
| 1906 | 38 | #574 |
| 1907 | 41 | #576 |
| 1908 | 41 | #586 |
| 1909 | 51 | #533 |
| 1910 | 51 | #580 |
| 1911 | 85 | #441 |
| 1912 | 104 | #468 |
| 1913 | 109 | #488 |
| 1914 | 135 | #472 |
| 1915 | 204 | #426 |
| 1916 | 218 | #426 |
| 1917 | 211 | #441 |
| 1918 | 218 | #454 |
| 1919 | 222 | #442 |
| 1920 | 234 | #437 |
| 1921 | 277 | #407 |
| 1922 | 249 | #421 |
| 1923 | 364 | #346 |
| 1924 | 304 | #394 |
| 1925 | 334 | #376 |
| 1926 | 295 | #399 |
| 1927 | 320 | #383 |
| 1928 | 348 | #368 |
| 1929 | 296 | #392 |
| 1930 | 328 | #374 |
| 1931 | 390 | #323 |
| 1932 | 386 | #324 |
| 1933 | 324 | #348 |
| 1934 | 309 | #359 |
| 1935 | 329 | #353 |
| 1936 | 290 | #372 |
| 1937 | 313 | #366 |
| 1938 | 330 | #358 |
| 1939 | 367 | #326 |
| 1940 | 416 | #312 |
| 1941 | 464 | #298 |
| 1942 | 518 | #302 |
| 1943 | 441 | #337 |
| 1944 | 388 | #350 |
| 1945 | 428 | #332 |
| 1946 | 426 | #366 |
| 1947 | 475 | #368 |
| 1948 | 432 | #382 |
| 1949 | 440 | #376 |
| 1950 | 463 | #373 |
| 1951 | 514 | #353 |
| 1952 | 662 | #314 |
| 1953 | 721 | #307 |
| 1954 | 707 | #317 |
| 1955 | 740 | #317 |
| 1956 | 705 | #328 |
| 1957 | 758 | #332 |
| 1958 | 688 | #349 |
| 1959 | 691 | #361 |
| 1960 | 678 | #369 |
| 1961 | 592 | #398 |
| 1962 | 561 | #412 |
| 1963 | 484 | #441 |
| 1964 | 523 | #429 |
| 1965 | 510 | #413 |
| 1966 | 360 | #494 |
| 1967 | 368 | #498 |
| 1968 | 280 | #573 |
| 1969 | 295 | #574 |
| 1970 | 234 | #680 |
| 1971 | 207 | #730 |
| 1972 | 173 | #793 |
| 1973 | 125 | #961 |
| 1974 | 144 | #893 |
| 1975 | 133 | #949 |
| 1976 | 104 | #1,137 |
| 1977 | 99 | #1,230 |
| 1978 | 97 | #1,269 |
| 1979 | 80 | #1,492 |
| 1980 | 84 | #1,450 |
| 1981 | 93 | #1,347 |
| 1982 | 76 | #1,560 |
| 1983 | 91 | #1,324 |
| 1984 | 108 | #1,211 |
| 1985 | 112 | #1,229 |
| 1986 | 116 | #1,206 |
| 1987 | 80 | #1,577 |
| 1988 | 77 | #1,682 |
| 1989 | 82 | #1,680 |
| 1990 | 68 | #2,004 |
| 1991 | 72 | #1,948 |
| 1992 | 77 | #1,850 |
| 1993 | 92 | #1,650 |
| 1994 | 79 | #1,820 |
| 1995 | 70 | #1,965 |
| 1996 | 87 | #1,733 |
| 1997 | 62 | #2,216 |
| 1998 | 62 | #2,299 |
| 1999 | 78 | #2,010 |
| 2000 | 69 | #2,267 |
| 2001 | 80 | #2,085 |
| 2002 | 64 | #2,485 |
| 2003 | 81 | #2,158 |
| 2004 | 65 | #2,573 |
| 2005 | 69 | #2,515 |
| 2006 | 67 | #2,691 |
| 2007 | 51 | #3,311 |
| 2008 | 46 | #3,560 |
| 2009 | 38 | #4,065 |
| 2010 | 33 | #4,459 |
| 2011 | 28 | #4,997 |
| 2012 | 47 | #3,443 |
| 2013 | 39 | #3,888 |
| 2014 | 34 | #4,322 |
| 2015 | 36 | #4,116 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,927 |
| 2017 | 31 | #4,540 |
| 2018 | 37 | #3,975 |
| 2019 | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2020 | 53 | #3,046 |
| 2021 | 36 | #4,055 |
| 2022 | 40 | #3,801 |
| 2023 | 41 | #3,746 |
| 2024 | 50 | #3,194 |
