Lorayne
Harry Lorayne was an American mnemonist, magician, and author who was called "The Yoda of Memory Training" and "The World's Foremost Memory-Training Specialist" by Time magazine. He was well known for his incredible memory demonstrations and appeared on numerous television shows–including 24 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lorayne
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Harry Lorayne was an American mnemonist, magician, and author who was called "The Yoda of Memory Training" and "The World's Foremost Memory-Training Specialist" by Time magazine. He was well known for his incredible memory demonstrations and appeared on numerous television shows–including 24 appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lorayne
American parents first put Lorayne on the record books as a baby girl name in 1903, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1922, when 64 Loraynes were born — ranking #917 that year. The 1920s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 38% of all recorded Loraynes. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2022 (5 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 1K Loraynes have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1900s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lorayne
Lorayne is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1903 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Lorayne's peak popularity came in 1922 when it ranked #917. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorayne'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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