Lorelai
Girl · LOR-a-ly · Germanic
Lorelai is a girls' name of Germanic origin, meaning “murmuring rock”. In 2025 it ranked 812th for girls in the UK (48 babies) and 333rd for girls in the US (926 babies).
What does Lorelai mean?
Germanic: spelling of Lorelei
“murmuring rock”
Variant of Lorelei, the Rhine rock of German legend; this spelling belongs to the mother and daughter in the TV series Gilmore Girls.
- Say it
- LOR-a-ly
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Is Lorelai a girl's or a boy's name?
Lorelai is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 48 girls in the UK and 926 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lorelai in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #812among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 48about 1 in 5,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 7% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 48 girls in the UK were named Lorelai, making it the 812th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 910th.
2025 had the most girls named Lorelai of any year since it first appeared, in 2009.
Half of all the girls named Lorelai in the UK since 1996 were born between 2013 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 76 girls in the UK were given Lorelai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #542, up from #812 for this spelling alone.
- Lorelai 48
- Lorelei 28
Among girls in 2025, it was 807th in England and Wales and 780th in Scotland.
Lorelai in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 48 | #812 |
| 2024 | 35 | #1,046 |
| 2023 | 29 | #1,209 |
| 2022 | 38 | #974 |
| 2021 | 39 | #967 |
| 2020 | 42 | #910 |
| 2019 | 37 | #1,025 |
| 2018 | 42 | #942 |
| 2017 | 33 | #1,127 |
| 2016 | 36 | #1,056 |
| 2015 | 23 | #1,474 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2013 | 30 | #1,218 |
| 2012 | 44 | #919 |
| 2011 | 45 | #872 |
| 2010 | 19 | #1,635 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,411 |
How popular is Lorelai in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #333among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 926about 1 in 1,700 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 926 girls in the US were named Lorelai, making it the 333rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 525th. It first appears in the records in 2001.
2025 had the most girls named Lorelai of any year since it first appeared, in 2001.
Half of all the girls named Lorelai in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2022, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 1,625 girls in the US were given Lorelai or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #223, up from #333 for this spelling alone.
- Lorelai 926
- Lorelei 699
Lorelai in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 926 | #333 |
| 2024 | 789 | #402 |
| 2023 | 651 | #473 |
| 2022 | 659 | #480 |
| 2021 | 591 | #521 |
| 2020 | 574 | #525 |
| 2019 | 549 | #553 |
| 2018 | 544 | #568 |
| 2017 | 568 | #544 |
| 2016 | 479 | #623 |
| 2015 | 439 | #655 |
| 2014 | 338 | #819 |
| 2013 | 338 | #800 |
| 2012 | 378 | #733 |
| 2011 | 340 | #797 |
| 2010 | 371 | #748 |
| 2009 | 363 | #779 |
| 2008 | 312 | #890 |
| 2007 | 321 | #868 |
| 2006 | 262 | #993 |
| 2005 | 187 | #1,216 |
| 2004 | 99 | #1,894 |
| 2003 | 87 | #2,046 |
| 2002 | 68 | #2,349 |
| 2001 | 20 | #5,565 |
Nicknames for Lorelai
- Lori 23 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Lorelai
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aria Esme Elodie Lucia Luna Amelie Lyra Sienna Sophia Dua Alora Arabella
Other spellings of Lorelai
Names related to Lorelai
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