Is Lorna a boy or girl name?
Lorna is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 50 girls and 0 boys were named Lorna, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 28,497 US babies named Lorna were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,194
- Babies named Lorna since 1885
- 28,497
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 758 babies
Boys and girls named Lorna, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 17 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 163 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 353 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 1,557 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 3,021 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 3,366 | 100% |
| 1940s | 7 | 4,428 | 99.8% |
| 1950s | 0 | 6,649 | 100% |
| 1960s | 15 | 4,651 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 0 | 1,396 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 919 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 747 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 630 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 358 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 220 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,194 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 41 | #3,746 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,801 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,055 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,046 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 45 | #3,484 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 37 | #3,975 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 31 | #4,540 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,927 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 36 | #4,116 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 34 | #4,322 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,888 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,443 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 28 | #4,997 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 33 | #4,459 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 38 | #4,065 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 46 | #3,560 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 51 | #3,311 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 67 | #2,691 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,515 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,573 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,158 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,485 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 80 | #2,085 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 69 | #2,267 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,010 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,299 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,216 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 87 | #1,733 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,965 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 79 | #1,820 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 92 | #1,650 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,850 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 72 | #1,948 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,004 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 82 | #1,680 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,682 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,577 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 116 | #1,206 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 112 | #1,229 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,211 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,324 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 76 | #1,560 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,347 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 84 | #1,450 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 80 | #1,492 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,269 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,230 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 104 | #1,137 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 133 | #949 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 144 | #893 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 125 | #961 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 173 | #793 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 207 | #730 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 234 | #680 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 295 | #574 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 280 | #573 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 368 | #498 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,301 | 360 | #494 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 510 | #413 |
| 1964 | 5 | #4,394 | 523 | #429 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 484 | #441 |
| 1962 | 5 | #4,407 | 561 | #412 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 592 | #398 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 678 | #369 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 691 | #361 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 688 | #349 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 758 | #332 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 705 | #328 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 740 | #317 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 707 | #317 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 721 | #307 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 662 | #314 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 514 | #353 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 463 | #373 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 440 | #376 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 432 | #382 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 475 | #368 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 426 | #366 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 428 | #332 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 388 | #350 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 441 | #337 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,099 | 518 | #302 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 464 | #298 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 416 | #312 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 367 | #326 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 330 | #358 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 313 | #366 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 290 | #372 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 329 | #353 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 309 | #359 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 324 | #348 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 386 | #324 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 390 | #323 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 328 | #374 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 296 | #392 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 348 | #368 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 320 | #383 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 295 | #399 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 334 | #376 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 304 | #394 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 364 | #346 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 249 | #421 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 277 | #407 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 234 | #437 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 222 | #442 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 218 | #454 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 211 | #441 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 218 | #426 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 204 | #426 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 135 | #472 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 109 | #488 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 104 | #468 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 85 | #441 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 51 | #580 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 51 | #533 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 41 | #586 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 41 | #576 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 38 | #574 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 31 | #635 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 38 | #541 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 31 | #593 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 26 | #662 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 26 | #623 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 30 | #650 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 21 | #692 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 28 | #614 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 24 | #637 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 20 | #719 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 19 | #734 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 14 | #830 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 17 | #730 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 12 | #883 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,058 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,400 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,223 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 6 | #998 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lorna reached #3,099 in 1942. As a girl name, it reached #298 in 1941. 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 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lorna
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.