Loraine

Boy · recorded 1911–1940

  • 1940last recorded
  • 1915best year

Most popular in 1915.

Last recorded in 1940. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Loraine.

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Its story

Popularity since 1911

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 27 recorded years as a table
Loraine, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191122
191214
191314
191411
191525
191624
191718
191823
191913
192016
192118
192214
192322
192413
192512
192622
192712
19287
192910
19307
19317
193210
19349
19357
19366
19396
19404

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Loraine isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1940
5
Rank in 1940
#3,459
How rare
1 in 231,834 boys
Since 1911
340

Loraine was last recorded in 1940. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1915, at 25 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Loraine doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.