How Many People Are Named Lorraine Boyce?

There are approximately 7 people named Lorraine Boyce living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lorraine with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Boyce. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 48,964,905 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Lorraine

Last Name

Boyce

Lorraine: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lorraine. The peak year was 1928 with 6,005 births. The average person named Lorraine today is 66 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Lorraine

In the 2020 Census, the first name Lorraine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.59%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (10.65%) and Hispanic (9.78%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Lorraine in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Lorraine rose or fell over time.

White

74.59%

Black

10.65%

Hispanic

9.78%

Asian/Pacific Islander

2.19%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.96%

Two or More Races

1.83%

Ancestry of the Boyce Surname

The surname Boyce was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Boyce in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

71.04%

Black

19.87%

Hispanic

3.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.75%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.46%

Two or More Races

4.49%

How we calculated this

The first name "Lorraine" has an estimated frequency of 0.0231% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Boyce" appears at a rate of 8.71 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Lorraine are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 7 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Lorraine

Lorraine Smith Lorraine Johnson Lorraine Williams Lorraine Jones Lorraine Brown Lorraine Garcia Lorraine Wood

Other people with the surname Boyce

Michael Boyce James Boyce John Boyce David Boyce Robert Boyce William Boyce Pamela Boyce

Lorraine Boyce: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Lorraine Boyce?

We estimate approximately 7 people named Lorraine Boyce are alive in the United States today. The first name Lorraine is shared by 79,029 Americans, and the surname Boyce is shared by 29,865.

How rare is the name Lorraine Boyce?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 48,964,905 Americans. The first name Lorraine is uncommon and the surname Boyce is uncommon.

Is Lorraine a male or female name?

Lorraine is predominantly female, with 0.4% of bearers being male and 99.6% female. It peaked in popularity in 1928 and the average bearer today is 66 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Lorraine?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Lorraine was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (74.59%). The next largest recorded groups were Black (10.65%) and Hispanic (9.78%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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