Loralye
Girl · LOR-uh-lye · Germanic
Loralye is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “murmuring rock”. In 2025 it ranked 8,858th for girls in the US (11 babies).
What does Loralye mean?
Germanic: variant of Lorelei, a rock on the Rhine
“murmuring rock”
Lorelei is a cliff on the Rhine, linked in German legend and Heine's poem to a siren who lured boatmen to ruin.
- Say it
- LOR-uh-lye
Is Loralye a girl's or a boy's name?
Loralye is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 11 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Loralye in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #8,858among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 11about 1 in 150,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 11 girls in the US were named Loralye, making it the 8,858th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 8,948th. Its busiest year was 2010, with 24 girls. It first appears in the records in 2002.
It has been given to more girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had more girls named Loralye than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Loralye in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Loralye in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11 | #8,858 |
| 2024 | 10 | #9,551 |
| 2023 | 9 | #10,307 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 11 | #8,948 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 12 | #8,772 |
| 2016 | 18 | #6,660 |
| 2015 | 12 | #8,926 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 14 | #8,131 |
| 2012 | 19 | #6,573 |
| 2011 | 22 | #5,932 |
| 2010 | 24 | #5,600 |
| 2009 | 10 | #10,675 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10,080 |
| 2007 | 7 | #13,918 |
| 2006 | 7 | #13,601 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8,878 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 7 | #12,181 |
Nicknames for Loralye
Names like Loralye
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lorelai Elodie Adalynn Emery Amelie Luna Emmeline Adeline Landry Everly Coraline Jovie
Names related to Loralye
Lorelei Loralei Loralai Loralie Loreal Lorali Lorelle Lorelie
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