Lorraine

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

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 1882 and has been recorded in 142 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1928 with 5,982 babies (rank #39 that year). In 2024 it was given to 157 girls (rank #1,417). The name has been rising over the last five years.

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.

210,603

Total babies (all years)

142

Years in the data

5,982

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Lorraine

Lorraine Braccomodel · b. 1954
Lorraine Hansberryactivist · b. 1930
Lorraine Toussaintfilm actor · b. 1960
Lorraine Garyfilm actor · b. 1937

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1882	6	#861
1884	9	#771
1885	5	#1,134
1886	7	#953
1887	6	#1,100
1888	20	#562
1889	20	#585
1890	25	#530
1891	21	#581
1892	31	#492
1893	28	#526
1894	36	#470
1895	48	#406
1896	45	#431
1897	56	#390
1898	75	#364
1899	75	#344
1900	118	#302
1901	101	#301
1902	103	#313
1903	125	#281
1904	126	#282
1905	149	#269
1906	159	#261
1907	192	#246
1908	253	#214
1909	269	#214
1910	310	#210
1911	365	#193
1912	554	#176
1913	724	#160
1914	969	#152
1915	1,323	#141
1916	1,671	#128
1917	1,961	#116
1918	3,876	#69
1919	3,976	#62
1920	3,928	#70
1921	4,533	#61
1922	4,668	#56
1923	4,764	#57
1924	5,109	#52
1925	4,983	#51
1926	4,891	#53
1927	5,729	#44
1928	5,982	#39
1929	5,352	#42
1930	5,166	#46
1931	4,588	#49
1932	4,162	#55
1933	3,797	#54
1934	3,775	#56
1935	3,405	#68
1936	3,167	#76
1937	2,940	#83
1938	2,740	#93
1939	2,593	#95
1940	2,579	#95
1941	2,688	#93
1942	3,010	#91
1943	3,015	#94
1944	3,046	#93
1945	3,207	#87
1946	3,886	#93
1947	4,414	#84
1948	3,745	#96
1949	3,457	#102
1950	3,344	#105
1951	3,484	#102
1952	3,465	#109
1953	3,309	#118
1954	3,467	#120
1955	3,372	#126
1956	3,429	#124
1957	3,420	#129
1958	3,162	#136
1959	3,139	#137
1960	3,337	#135
1961	3,113	#143
1962	2,951	#147
1963	2,592	#154
1964	2,356	#165
1965	2,060	#170
1966	1,742	#189
1967	1,522	#205
1968	1,330	#224
1969	1,248	#238
1970	1,159	#263
1971	977	#288
1972	775	#311
1973	733	#315
1974	634	#344
1975	656	#338
1976	544	#378
1977	494	#414
1978	507	#408
1979	523	#411
1980	502	#431
1981	490	#435
1982	471	#452
1983	432	#468
1984	379	#513
1985	413	#493
1986	355	#562
1987	374	#540
1988	363	#567
1989	330	#637
1990	341	#654
1991	306	#697
1992	279	#752
1993	278	#746
1994	213	#902
1995	215	#884
1996	184	#1,017
1997	159	#1,164
1998	144	#1,263
1999	151	#1,247
2000	164	#1,212
2001	126	#1,493
2002	118	#1,579
2003	130	#1,505
2004	128	#1,552
2005	97	#1,979
2006	110	#1,855
2007	158	#1,479
2008	122	#1,796
2009	100	#2,051
2010	82	#2,329
2011	108	#1,866
2012	87	#2,178
2013	123	#1,700
2014	115	#1,791
2015	122	#1,724
2016	144	#1,558
2017	138	#1,587
2018	137	#1,581
2019	158	#1,420
2020	157	#1,393
2021	161	#1,373
2022	181	#1,306
2023	166	#1,358
2024	157	#1,417