Lorinda
Lorinda was the 14229th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 765th with 168 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,834 places. More babies were named Lorinda in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #14,229 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 6girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1965168 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,682babies recorded
Lorinda popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #14,229 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #18,726 | 5 |
| 2000 | #11,363 | 8 |
| 1990 | #4,611 | 21 |
| 1980 | #1,629 | 71 |
| 1970 | #899 | 147 |
| 1960 | #1,000 | 116 |
| 1950 | #1,158 | 64 |
| 1940 | #1,821 | 20 |
| 1930 | #3,221 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,327 | 16 |
| 1910 | #2,620 | 5 |
| 1900 | #1,850 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lorinda, counting every spelling?
Lorinda has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lorinda?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lorinda (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lorinda 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lorinda.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lorinda?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Lorinda are alive today, with a median age of 59; half are between 51 and 67. That makes Lorinda 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.
Lorinda by state
How common Lorinda was among girls born in each state in 1963–1967, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.6×), Kansas (3.1×), Indiana (1.8×). In 26 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lorinda: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lorinda, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lorinda
How popular is the name Lorinda?
Lorinda was the 14229th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1965, when it ranked 765th with 168 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,834 places. More babies were named Lorinda in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lorinda a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lorinda in the US.
Where was Lorinda most popular?
In 1963–1967, Lorinda was most common in Idaho (0.33 per 1,000 girls), followed by Washington and Kansas.