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How popular is the name Loraine?

Births per year, rank history and how many Loraines are alive today.

Loraine (female), a spelling of Lorraine, last appeared in the England and Wales name records in 2009 (ranked 5556th); fewer than three babies a year have been given the name since. This spelling of the name peaked in 2002, when 4 babies were given the name, the 3409th most popular that year.

Across all spellings of the name, the Lorraine you are most likely to meet is around 62 years old. Half of all Lorraines born in England and Wales are between 56 and 69, and there are at least 33,000 of them alive today. If you walk into a room of 100 females, there's roughly a 10% chance that at least one of them will be called Lorraine.

How many babies are named Loraine each year?

Includes all spellings: Loraine, Lorraine. Figures before 1996 are estimates.

01k2k19601980200020201954: ~936 estimated (710-1,161)1964: ~1,613 estimated (1,170-2,056)1974: ~476 estimated (341-611)1996: 361997: 201998: 231999: 192000: 162001: 162002: 192003: 182004: 172005: 82006: 112007: 132008: 82009: 122010: 122011: 92012: 82013: 82014: 102015: 42016: 82017: 42018: 72019: 52020: 62021: 42022: 42023: 32024: 132025: 7estimatedactual

Where does the Loraine spelling rank?

1101001,00010,0002002: ranked 3,4092009: ranked 5,556

Where does the Lorraine spelling rank?

1101001,00010,00019601980200020201954: ranked 481964: ranked 351974: ranked 571996: ranked 6611997: ranked 1,0151998: ranked 9251999: ranked 1,0602000: ranked 1,1952001: ranked 1,2382002: ranked 1,3172003: ranked 1,2242004: ranked 1,3122005: ranked 2,4382006: ranked 1,9832007: ranked 1,8542008: ranked 2,7212009: ranked 2,5352010: ranked 2,1042011: ranked 2,6362012: ranked 2,9692013: ranked 2,8872014: ranked 2,4642015: ranked 4,7362016: ranked 2,9662017: ranked 4,7632018: ranked 3,1782019: ranked 4,0012020: ranked 3,4472021: ranked 4,6342022: ranked 4,6462023: ranked 5,6882024: ranked 2,1162025: ranked 3,333

Where this data comes from

Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.

One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.

Common questions

When was the name Loraine most popular?

The most popular form of the name, Lorraine, peaked in 1964, when around 1,600 babies in England and Wales were given the name. The Loraine spelling itself peaked in 2002, with 4 babies.

How many people are called Loraine?

At least 33,000 people named Loraine in any spelling born in England and Wales are alive today.

How old is the typical Loraine?

Most living Loraines are between 56 and 69; the most common age is about 62.

Is Loraine becoming more or less popular?

It has faded from the rankings.






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