Gender
Origin
- Germanic
- Warrior maiden
- French
- From Lorraine, the name of a province in France and a French royal family
Syllables
2
Alternate Spellings and Variants of Lorraine
Pronunciation
l(o)-rrai-ne
Famous People
Author Lorraine Hansberry, Actress Laraine Newman
Celebrity Babies
Daughter of Rebecca Broussard and Jack Nicholson
Popularity in the USA
- Boys: peak in 1930 (rank #1093, 40 births); most recent 1989 (rank #6220, 7 births)
- Girls: peak in 1928 (rank #39, 5,984 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1043, 238 births)
| Year | Boys | Girls |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 238 |
| 2024 | – | 157 |
| 2023 | – | 166 |
| 2022 | – | 181 |
| 2021 | – | 161 |
| 2020 | – | 157 |
| 2019 | – | 158 |
| 2018 | – | 137 |
| 2017 | – | 138 |
| 2016 | – | 144 |
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 England and Wales
- Girls: peak in 1996 (rank #661, 36 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3332, 7 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 |
| 2024 | 13 |
| 2023 | 3 |
| 2022 | 4 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 6 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 7 |
| 2017 | 4 |
| 2016 | 8 |
Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in France
- Girls: peak in 1992 (rank #280, 171 births); most recent 2023 (rank #3930, 5 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2020 | 9 |
| 2019 | 5 |
| 2018 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 |
| 2016 | 15 |
| 2015 | 13 |
| 2014 | 19 |
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 Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1979 (rank #14, 460 births); most recent 2018 (rank #872, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | 3 |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)
Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Scotland
- Girls: peak in 1974 (rank #27, 336 births); most recent 2004 (rank #663, 3 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
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| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
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| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)
Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in Northern Ireland
- Girls: peak in 1998 (rank #301, 4 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2025 | – |
| 2024 | – |
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
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| 2019 | – |
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Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)
Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence
Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)
- Girls: peak in 1957 (rank #27, 127 births); most recent 1986 (rank #353, 8 births)
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 2023 | – |
| 2022 | – |
| 2021 | – |
| 2020 | – |
| 2019 | – |
| 2018 | – |
| 2017 | – |
| 2016 | – |
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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