Lorain
The Story of Lorain
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Lorain as a girl name dates back to 1900, when 5 babies received it. 1928 was its biggest year on record, with 36 newborns named Lorain — #1,271 in the national rankings. About 29% of every Lorain on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lorain last appeared in the published SSA data in 2009, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1900s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
The earliest SSA record of Lorain as a boy name dates back to 1913, when 5 babies received it. 1917 was its biggest year on record, with 16 newborns named Lorain — #1,900 in the national rankings. About 45% of every Lorain on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Lorain last appeared in the published SSA data in 1939, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 213 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lorain
Lorain is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1900 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Lorain's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #1,271. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorain's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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