Lorraine
Girl nameLorraine has been given to 210,845 babies in the U.S. since 1882. It peaked in 1928.
Meaning & origin /ləˈɹeɪn/
Inherited from Middle English Loreyne, from Old French Loherraine, from loherenc (“Lotharingian”); compare Early Medieval Latin Lotharingia (ultimately named for Lothair II, who ruled it); compare Lotharingia, German Lothringen.
Origin: place names
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
210,845
Peak year
1928 (6,005 babies)
Rank in 2025
Below top 1000
First recorded
1882
10-year trend
▲ +95%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Lorraine
Lorraine Bracco
American actress
Lorraine Hansberry
African-American playwright and author (1930-1965)
Lorraine Toussaint
Trinidadian actress
Lorraine Gary
American actress
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
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Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Lorraine.
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