Is Lorraine a boy or girl name?
Lorraine is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 157 girls and 0 boys were named Lorraine, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.6% of the 210,603 US babies named Lorraine were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,417
- Babies named Lorraine since 1882
- 210,603
- Most popular year
- 1928
- 6,005 babies
Boys and girls named Lorraine, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 73 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 440 | 100% |
| 1900s | 10 | 1,595 | 99.4% |
| 1910s | 141 | 15,729 | 99.1% |
| 1920s | 259 | 49,939 | 99.5% |
| 1930s | 225 | 36,333 | 99.4% |
| 1940s | 136 | 33,047 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 83 | 33,591 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 69 | 22,251 | 99.7% |
| 1970s | 5 | 7,002 | 99.9% |
| 1980s | 7 | 4,109 | 99.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 2,270 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,253 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,214 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 822 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,417 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,358 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 181 | #1,306 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 161 | #1,373 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 157 | #1,393 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,420 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 137 | #1,581 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,587 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,558 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,724 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,791 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,700 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,178 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,866 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,329 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,051 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 122 | #1,796 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 158 | #1,479 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,855 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,979 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,552 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 130 | #1,505 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,579 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,493 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 164 | #1,212 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 151 | #1,247 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,263 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 159 | #1,164 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 184 | #1,017 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 215 | #884 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 213 | #902 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 278 | #746 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 279 | #752 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 306 | #697 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 341 | #654 |
| 1989 | 7 | #6,655 | 330 | #637 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 363 | #567 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 374 | #540 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 355 | #562 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 413 | #493 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 379 | #513 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 432 | #468 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 471 | #452 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 490 | #435 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 502 | #431 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 523 | #411 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 507 | #408 |
| 1977 | 5 | #6,445 | 494 | #414 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 544 | #378 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 656 | #338 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 634 | #344 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 733 | #315 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 775 | #311 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 977 | #288 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,159 | #263 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 1,248 | #238 |
| 1968 | 5 | #4,507 | 1,330 | #224 |
| 1967 | 5 | #4,327 | 1,522 | #205 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,302 | 1,742 | #189 |
| 1965 | 7 | #3,433 | 2,060 | #170 |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,081 | 2,356 | #165 |
| 1963 | 6 | #3,871 | 2,592 | #154 |
| 1962 | 7 | #3,517 | 2,951 | #147 |
| 1961 | 11 | #2,640 | 3,113 | #143 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,531 | 3,337 | #135 |
| 1959 | 5 | #4,342 | 3,139 | #137 |
| 1958 | 8 | #3,177 | 3,162 | #136 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,338 | 3,420 | #129 |
| 1956 | 5 | #4,259 | 3,429 | #124 |
| 1955 | 7 | #3,380 | 3,372 | #126 |
| 1954 | 13 | #2,272 | 3,467 | #120 |
| 1953 | 9 | #2,832 | 3,309 | #118 |
| 1952 | 7 | #3,268 | 3,465 | #109 |
| 1951 | 6 | #3,579 | 3,484 | #102 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,522 | 3,344 | #105 |
| 1949 | 9 | #2,730 | 3,457 | #102 |
| 1948 | 14 | #2,077 | 3,745 | #96 |
| 1947 | 5 | #4,054 | 4,414 | #84 |
| 1946 | 11 | #2,352 | 3,886 | #93 |
| 1945 | 14 | #1,898 | 3,207 | #87 |
| 1944 | 12 | #2,145 | 3,046 | #93 |
| 1943 | 17 | #1,803 | 3,015 | #94 |
| 1942 | 14 | #2,011 | 3,010 | #91 |
| 1941 | 24 | #1,395 | 2,688 | #93 |
| 1940 | 16 | #1,771 | 2,579 | #95 |
| 1939 | 14 | #1,928 | 2,593 | #95 |
| 1938 | 21 | #1,505 | 2,740 | #93 |
| 1937 | 19 | #1,610 | 2,940 | #83 |
| 1936 | 19 | #1,576 | 3,167 | #76 |
| 1935 | 26 | #1,340 | 3,405 | #68 |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,589 | 3,775 | #56 |
| 1933 | 20 | #1,571 | 3,797 | #54 |
| 1932 | 24 | #1,450 | 4,162 | #55 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,519 | 4,588 | #49 |
| 1930 | 40 | #1,103 | 5,166 | #46 |
| 1929 | 31 | #1,285 | 5,352 | #42 |
| 1928 | 23 | #1,589 | 5,982 | #39 |
| 1927 | 28 | #1,426 | 5,729 | #44 |
| 1926 | 24 | #1,545 | 4,891 | #53 |
| 1925 | 30 | #1,350 | 4,983 | #51 |
| 1924 | 26 | #1,517 | 5,109 | #52 |
| 1923 | 21 | #1,732 | 4,764 | #57 |
| 1922 | 23 | #1,622 | 4,668 | #56 |
| 1921 | 30 | #1,379 | 4,533 | #61 |
| 1920 | 23 | #1,625 | 3,928 | #70 |
| 1919 | 30 | #1,306 | 3,976 | #62 |
| 1918 | 28 | #1,365 | 3,876 | #69 |
| 1917 | 20 | #1,677 | 1,961 | #116 |
| 1916 | 16 | #1,905 | 1,671 | #128 |
| 1915 | 14 | #2,029 | 1,323 | #141 |
| 1914 | 18 | #1,472 | 969 | #152 |
| 1913 | 9 | #2,032 | 724 | #160 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,450 | 554 | #176 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 365 | #193 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 310 | #210 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 269 | #214 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 253 | #214 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 192 | #246 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 159 | #261 |
| 1905 | 5 | #1,347 | 149 | #269 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 126 | #282 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 125 | #281 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 103 | #313 |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,148 | 101 | #301 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 118 | #302 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 75 | #344 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 75 | #364 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 56 | #390 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 45 | #431 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 48 | #406 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 36 | #470 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 28 | #526 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 31 | #492 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 21 | #581 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 25 | #530 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 20 | #585 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 20 | #562 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,100 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 7 | #953 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,134 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 9 | #771 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 6 | #861 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lorraine reached #1,103 in 1930. As a girl name, it reached #39 in 1928. 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 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lorraine
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.