How Many People Are Named Loraine?
An estimated 5,862 people in the United States have the first name Loraine. It is predominantly female (98.1%). The average bearer is 62 years old, and Loraine peaked in popularity in 1922 with 439 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loraine as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Loraine paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Loraine is overwhelmingly female, 340 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
5,862
About 1 in 58,471 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
98.1% confidence
Average Age
62
years old
Peak Year
1922
439 births
Total Registered
17,599
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loraine
Loraine is predominantly female (98.1%), though 340 male births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Loraine as a male name
Ranked #3,745 in 1940
5 male births in 1940
Peak: 1923 (24 births)
Loraine as a female name
Ranked #6,794 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 1922 (424 births)
Loraine: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loraine span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 4,125 babies were registered. Loraine has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loraine by Decade
How has Loraine tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Loraine by State
Birth registrations for Loraine span all 42 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Michigan, Texas. The lowest are in Rhode Island, Idaho, Maryland. On average, about 287 Loraines were registered per state.
Loraine + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loraine as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loraine
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Loraine: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loraine?
We estimate approximately 5,862 people named Loraine are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 58,471 Americans share this first name.
Is Loraine a common name?
Loraine is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,599 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loraine most popular?
Loraine reached peak popularity in 1922, when 439 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loraine is approximately 62 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loraine a female name?
Loraine is predominantly female. 98.1% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loraine Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loraine Smith, Loraine Johnson, Loraine Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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