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Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Lorinda

Gender

Female

Origin

Spanish
Modern variant of Lora and Laurie referring to the laurel tree or sweet bay tree symbolic of honor and victory.
English
Refers to the laurel or sweet bay tree, symbolic of honor and victory; modern variant of Lora and Laurie

Syllables

3

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lorinda

Pronunciation

l(o)-rin-da, lor(i)-nda

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #762, 168 births); most recent 2025 (rank #13208, 6 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
20256
2024–
20237
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
20176
20167

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #1318, 16 births); most recent 2014 (rank #5520, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
20143

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1965 (rank #287, 8 births); most recent 1970 (rank #418, 5 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence