Lorne
Lorne was the 13155th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 560th with 186 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,725 places. More babies were named Lorne in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #13,155 boys, down 1,710 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 5boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1966186 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,352babies recorded
Lorne popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 50 since 1928.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,155 | 5 |
| 2020 | #11,445 | 6 |
| 2010 | #10,335 | 7 |
| 2000 | #4,150 | 19 |
| 1990 | #1,860 | 42 |
| 1980 | #1,233 | 56 |
| 1970 | #768 | 116 |
| 1960 | #1,127 | 49 |
| 1950 | #1,639 | 21 |
| 1940 | #1,351 | 25 |
| 1930 | #1,293 | 31 |
| 1920 | #1,624 | 23 |
| 1910 | #1,373 | 7 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lorne, counting every spelling?
Lorne has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Lorne?
5 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lorne (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Lorne 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 1,661 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lorne.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lorne?
About 3,000 people born in the US named Lorne are alive today, with a median age of 56; half are between 42 and 62. That makes Lorne 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 Lorne: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lorne, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lorne
How popular is the name Lorne?
Lorne was the 13155th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 5 babies. Its best year was 1966, when it ranked 560th with 186 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 7,725 places. More babies were named Lorne in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lorne a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Lorne in the US.