Lorin Boy & girl
How popular is Lorin?
#9,454 girl name in 2025
10 baby girls were named Lorin in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
5,100living people named Lorin (est.)
45median age of people named Lorin
7,406babies named Lorin since 1880
1 in 331,534US babies born in 2025
Lorin popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #9,454 for girls (▼ 513 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-41% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #6,974 in 2015, #11,085 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1989 (107 girls) |
| Highest rank | #1,394 in 1989 |
| First recorded | 1947 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 33% boys, 67% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Lorin 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.
Lorin by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 13 | #3,881 |
| 1950s | 136 | #2,288 |
| 1960s | 245 | #2,012 |
| 1970s | 277 | #2,354 |
| 1980s | 636 | #1,394 |
| 1990s | 752 | #1,553 |
| 2000s | 412 | #2,567 |
| 2010s | 154 | #6,205 |
| 2020s | 52 | #8,941 |
Girl names about as popular as Lorin
Questions
- Is Lorin a boy or girl name?
- Lorin is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 33% of babies named Lorin were boys and 67% were girls.
- How popular is the name Lorin?
- 10 baby girls were named Lorin in the US in 2025, making it the 9454th most popular girl name.
- When was Lorin most popular?
- Lorin peaked in 1989, when 107 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,394 in 1989.
- How many people are named Lorin?
- 7,406 babies have been named Lorin in the US since 1880. We estimate about 5,100 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 45.
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.