Is Lorelai a boy or girl name?
Lorelai is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 786 girls and 0 boys were named Lorelai, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 9,322 US babies named Lorelai were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #402
- Babies named Lorelai since 2001
- 9,322
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 786 babies
Boys and girls named Lorelai, by decade
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 786 | #402 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 651 | #473 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 659 | #479 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 590 | #523 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 574 | #526 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 549 | #554 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 543 | #568 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 568 | #545 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 479 | #624 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 439 | #655 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 338 | #820 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 338 | #802 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 378 | #736 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 340 | #799 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 371 | #749 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 363 | #780 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 312 | #891 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 321 | #872 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 262 | #995 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 187 | #1,221 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,901 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,055 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,368 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 20 | #5,728 |
Highest rank
Lorelai has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #402 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lorelai
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.