Lorraine
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- luh-RAYN
- Origin
- French
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #1,043 for girls
Lorraine is a girls' name of French origin, meaning “kingdom of Lothair”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 1,043rd for girls in the US (238 babies).
What does Lorraine mean?
French: from the French region, named after King Lothair II
“kingdom of Lothair”
From the French region of Lorraine, once Lotharingia, the realm of the 9th-century Frankish king Lothair II.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Lorraine a girl's or a boy's name?
Lorraine is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 238 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Lorraine in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Lorraine, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,630th. Its busiest year was 1996, with 44 girls.
Half of all the girls named Lorraine in the UK since 1996 were born between 1998 and 2011. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
In the England and Wales top 100 for girls, which the ONS has published every ten years since 1904: 1954 (#48), 1964 (#35) and 1974 (#57).
Lorraine in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 13 | #2,175 |
| 2023 | 3 | #5,929 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,870 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 6 | #3,630 |
| 2019 | 5 | #4,214 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 8 | #3,105 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 10 | #2,618 |
| 2013 | 10 | #2,599 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 10 | #2,582 |
| 2010 | 13 | #2,103 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,478 |
| 2008 | 9 | #2,663 |
| 2007 | 15 | #1,784 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 10 | #2,206 |
| 2004 | 20 | #1,238 |
| 2003 | 21 | #1,156 |
| 2002 | 16 | #1,333 |
| 2001 | 19 | #1,155 |
| 2000 | 17 | #1,230 |
| 1999 | 22 | #1,035 |
| 1998 | 32 | #789 |
| 1997 | 32 | #797 |
| 1996 | 44 | #610 |
How popular is Lorraine in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,043among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 238about 1 in 6,800 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 24% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 238 girls in the US were named Lorraine, making it the 1,043rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,389th. Its busiest year was 1928, with 5,982 girls. It first appears in the records in 1882.
2025 had more girls named Lorraine than any year since 1993.
Half of all the girls named Lorraine in the US since 1880 were born between 1927 and 1955, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lorraine in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 238 | #1,043 |
| 2024 | 157 | #1,420 |
| 2023 | 166 | #1,356 |
| 2022 | 182 | #1,295 |
| 2021 | 161 | #1,370 |
| 2020 | 157 | #1,389 |
| 2019 | 158 | #1,415 |
| 2018 | 137 | #1,577 |
| 2017 | 138 | #1,580 |
| 2016 | 144 | #1,550 |
| 2015 | 122 | #1,719 |
| 2014 | 115 | #1,781 |
| 2013 | 123 | #1,695 |
| 2012 | 88 | #2,145 |
| 2011 | 108 | #1,857 |
| 2010 | 82 | #2,313 |
| 2009 | 100 | #2,041 |
| 2008 | 122 | #1,789 |
| 2007 | 158 | #1,475 |
| 2006 | 110 | #1,846 |
| 2005 | 97 | #1,968 |
| 2004 | 128 | #1,545 |
| 2003 | 130 | #1,497 |
| 2002 | 118 | #1,572 |
| 2001 | 126 | #1,488 |
| 2000 | 164 | #1,208 |
| 1999 | 151 | #1,241 |
| 1998 | 144 | #1,257 |
| 1997 | 159 | #1,161 |
| 1996 | 184 | #1,013 |
| 1995 | 215 | #880 |
| 1994 | 213 | #900 |
| 1993 | 278 | #745 |
| 1992 | 279 | #749 |
| 1991 | 306 | #696 |
| 1990 | 341 | #652 |
| 1989 | 330 | #635 |
| 1988 | 363 | #566 |
| 1987 | 374 | #539 |
| 1986 | 355 | #562 |
| 1985 | 413 | #493 |
| 1984 | 379 | #513 |
| 1983 | 432 | #468 |
| 1982 | 472 | #451 |
| 1981 | 489 | #435 |
| 1980 | 502 | #430 |
| 1979 | 523 | #411 |
| 1978 | 507 | #408 |
| 1977 | 494 | #414 |
| 1976 | 544 | #378 |
| 1975 | 655 | #338 |
| 1974 | 635 | #343 |
| 1973 | 733 | #315 |
| 1972 | 775 | #310 |
| 1971 | 977 | #288 |
| 1970 | 1,159 | #263 |
| 1969 | 1,248 | #238 |
| 1968 | 1,330 | #224 |
| 1967 | 1,522 | #205 |
| 1966 | 1,741 | #189 |
| 1965 | 2,060 | #170 |
| 1964 | 2,356 | #165 |
| 1963 | 2,592 | #154 |
| 1962 | 2,951 | #147 |
| 1961 | 3,113 | #143 |
| 1960 | 3,338 | #135 |
| 1959 | 3,138 | #137 |
| 1958 | 3,163 | #136 |
| 1957 | 3,420 | #129 |
| 1956 | 3,430 | #124 |
| 1955 | 3,372 | #126 |
| 1954 | 3,467 | #120 |
| 1953 | 3,312 | #118 |
| 1952 | 3,463 | #109 |
| 1951 | 3,484 | #102 |
| 1950 | 3,344 | #105 |
| 1949 | 3,457 | #102 |
| 1948 | 3,745 | #96 |
| 1947 | 4,414 | #84 |
| 1946 | 3,886 | #93 |
| 1945 | 3,207 | #87 |
| 1944 | 3,046 | #93 |
| 1943 | 3,015 | #94 |
| 1942 | 3,010 | #91 |
| 1941 | 2,688 | #93 |
| 1940 | 2,579 | #95 |
| 1939 | 2,593 | #95 |
| 1938 | 2,740 | #93 |
| 1937 | 2,940 | #83 |
| 1936 | 3,167 | #76 |
| 1935 | 3,405 | #68 |
| 1934 | 3,775 | #56 |
| 1933 | 3,797 | #54 |
| 1932 | 4,162 | #55 |
| 1931 | 4,588 | #49 |
| 1930 | 5,166 | #46 |
| 1929 | 5,352 | #42 |
| 1928 | 5,982 | #39 |
| 1927 | 5,729 | #44 |
| 1926 | 4,891 | #53 |
| 1925 | 4,983 | #51 |
| 1924 | 5,109 | #52 |
| 1923 | 4,764 | #57 |
| 1922 | 4,668 | #56 |
| 1921 | 4,533 | #61 |
| 1920 | 3,928 | #70 |
| 1919 | 3,976 | #62 |
| 1918 | 3,876 | #69 |
| 1917 | 1,961 | #115 |
| 1916 | 1,671 | #128 |
| 1915 | 1,323 | #141 |
| 1914 | 969 | #152 |
| 1913 | 724 | #160 |
| 1912 | 554 | #176 |
| 1911 | 365 | #193 |
| 1910 | 310 | #210 |
| 1909 | 269 | #214 |
| 1908 | 253 | #214 |
| 1907 | 192 | #244 |
| 1906 | 159 | #261 |
| 1905 | 149 | #268 |
| 1904 | 126 | #282 |
| 1903 | 125 | #281 |
| 1902 | 103 | #312 |
| 1901 | 101 | #300 |
| 1900 | 118 | #302 |
| 1899 | 75 | #344 |
| 1898 | 75 | #361 |
| 1897 | 56 | #386 |
| 1896 | 45 | #428 |
| 1895 | 48 | #404 |
| 1894 | 36 | #463 |
| 1893 | 28 | #520 |
| 1892 | 31 | #489 |
| 1891 | 21 | #572 |
| 1890 | 25 | #524 |
| 1889 | 20 | #567 |
| 1888 | 20 | #558 |
| 1887 | 6 | #1,036 |
| 1886 | 7 | #897 |
| 1885 | 5 | #1,047 |
| 1884 | 9 | #731 |
| 1883 | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 6 | #813 |
Nicknames for Lorraine
- Lori 23 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Lorraine
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Charlotte Alice Billie Bonnie Eleanor Louise Connie Florence Lucy Lottie Rosie Catherine
Names related to Lorraine
Lorien Lorina Loriana Lorren Loraine Lorene Loriann Lorianne Loraina Lorraina
More French names
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Lorraine: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/lorraine, updated 20 October 2026.