Lorain Girl
How popular is Lorain?
Peaked in 1928
No babies were recorded with the name Lorain in 2025. It was most used in 1928, when 36 girls got the name.
382living people named Lorain (est.)
71median age of people named Lorain
1,237babies named Lorain since 1880
Lorain popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 0 girls |
| 10-year trend | Not used lately |
| Peak year | 1928 (36 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,142 in 1907 |
| First recorded | 1900 |
Lorain counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Lorraine family of names ranked #731 for girls in 2025 (#802 the year before), with 356 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Lorraine | 238 | 67% |
| Loren | 55 | 15% |
| Loryn | 11 | 3% |
| Loraine | 25 | 7% |
| Lorene | 17 | 5% |
| Lorin | 10 | 3% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Lorain by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 38 | #1,142 |
| 1910s | 144 | #1,297 |
| 1920s | 295 | #1,270 |
| 1930s | 135 | #1,548 |
| 1940s | 119 | #2,028 |
| 1950s | 145 | #2,221 |
| 1960s | 112 | #2,542 |
| 1970s | 31 | #5,479 |
| 2000s | 5 | #17,288 |
Questions
- Is Lorain a boy or girl name?
- Lorain has mostly been a girl name. It hasn't been given to enough babies in the last 10 years to measure a recent split.
- How popular is the name Lorain?
- No babies were recorded with the name Lorain in 2025. It was most used in 1928, when 36 girls got the name.
- When was Lorain most popular?
- Lorain peaked in 1928, when 36 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,142 in 1907.
- How many people are named Lorain?
- 1,237 babies have been named Lorain in the US since 1880. We estimate about 382 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 71.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.