Loraine
Loraine was the 5173rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 310th; the most babies were born in 1922 (424). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,667 places. More babies were named Loraine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lorraine) from the region of Lorraine · French, Germanic
- Rank in 2025
- #5,173 girls, up 1,920 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 25girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1922424 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,624babies recorded
What does the name Loraine mean?
Loraine is a spelling of Lorraine, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lorraine's meaning and origin.
Lorraine is the French region, from Old French Loherraine, Latin Lotharingia, 'land of Lothair', named after the Frankish king Lothair II, as Wiktionary notes. Lothair is a Germanic name from hlūd 'famous' and hari 'army'. As a given name it was associated by folk etymology with Laura. Joan of Arc, born in Lorraine, gave it Catholic associations. It was popular in the US in the 1920s.
Lotharingia (Medieval Latin, “land of Lothair”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Other explanations you may read: A form of Laura.
Related names: Loraine, Lori, Laraine.
See also: French names, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lorraine', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (our computation), SSA (public domain)
Loraine popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 340 since 1911.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,173 | 25 |
| 2020 | #7,093 | 16 |
| 2010 | #6,088 | 22 |
| 2000 | #8,339 | 12 |
| 1990 | #2,991 | 38 |
| 1980 | #1,968 | 54 |
| 1970 | #1,209 | 93 |
| 1960 | #687 | 220 |
| 1950 | #634 | 181 |
| 1940 | #543 | 161 |
| 1930 | #369 | 335 |
| 1920 | #330 | 389 |
| 1910 | #370 | 111 |
| 1900 | #519 | 42 |
| 1890 | #630 | 18 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Loraine, counting every spelling?
Loraine is a spelling of Lorraine, a name family that ranked #937 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,173 for Loraine on its own. Together these spellings went to 263 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorraine | 238 | #1,044 | 904 |
| Loraine | 25 | #5,173 | 108 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Loraine?
25 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Loraine (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Loraine born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 337 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Loraine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Loraine?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Loraine are alive today, with a median age of 67; half are between 54 and 77. That makes Loraine a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Loraine: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Loraine, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Loraine
What does Loraine mean?
Loraine is a spelling of Lorraine, which means “from the region of Lorraine” (French, Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Loraine?
Loraine was the 5173rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 25 babies. Its best year was 1919, when it ranked 310th; the most babies were born in 1922 (424). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,667 places. More babies were named Loraine in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Loraine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Loraine in the US.