Lorrie
Lorrie was the 12647th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 279th; the most babies were born in 1961 (1,057). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,990 places. More babies were named Lorrie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lori) variant of Laurie (Laura) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #12,647 girls, down 3,918 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 7girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19611,057 babies
- Total since 1880
- 17,430babies recorded
What does the name Lorrie mean?
Lorrie is a spelling of Lori, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lori's meaning and origin.
Lori is, according to Wiktionary, a 20th-century spelling of Laurie, from Laura, and in other cases a pet form of names such as Loretta and Lorraine; it was very popular in the US in the 1960s. Laura is usually linked to Latin laurus 'laurel', the plant whose leaves crowned victors, though DMNES notes its etymology is obscure and it may be a pet form of Laurencia. Petrarch's Laura, the subject of his love poems, spread the name in Europe.
laurus (Latin, “laurel”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Laurie, Laura, Lorie, Lorraine.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lori', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Laura', DMNES (Durham University)
Lorrie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 88 since 1921.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #12,647 | 7 |
| 2020 | #8,729 | 12 |
| 2010 | #18,727 | 5 |
| 2000 | #7,842 | 13 |
| 1990 | #2,548 | 47 |
| 1980 | #1,271 | 102 |
| 1970 | #409 | 557 |
| 1960 | #280 | 1,053 |
| 1950 | #872 | 104 |
| 1940 | #4,754 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,972 | 10 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lorrie, counting every spelling?
Lorrie is a spelling of Lori, a name family that ranked #1,085 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #12,647 for Lorrie on its own. Together these spellings went to 208 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori | 118 | #1,726 | 709 |
| Laurie | 60 | #2,842 | 253 |
| Lorie | 8 | #11,511 | 56 |
| Lorrie | 7 | #12,647 | 38 |
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 Lorrie?
7 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lorrie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lorrie 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 1,224 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lorrie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lorrie?
About 14,900 people born in the US named Lorrie are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 56 and 67. That makes Lorrie 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 Lorrie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lorrie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lorrie
What does Lorrie mean?
Lorrie is a spelling of Lori, which means “variant of Laurie (Laura)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lorrie?
Lorrie was the 12647th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 7 babies. Its best year was 1962, when it ranked 279th; the most babies were born in 1961 (1,057). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,990 places. More babies were named Lorrie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lorrie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lorrie in the US.