Lorin
Lorin is a given name with a variety of origins and meanings. The most common origin of Lorin and its variants, Lorne, Loren and Lorn, is Scottish, coming from the first king, Loarn mac Eirc, of Dál Riata, a medieval kingdom in the western Highlands of Scotland, which became part of the Kingdom of Alba. The region is still known as Lorn or Lorne.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lorin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorin is a given name with a variety of origins and meanings. The most common origin of Lorin and its variants, Lorne, Loren and Lorn, is Scottish, coming from the first king, Loarn mac Eirc, of Dál Riata, a medieval kingdom in the western Highlands of Scotland, which became part of the Kingdom of Alba. The region is still known as Lorn or Lorne.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lorin
As a girl name
American parents first put Lorin on the record books as a girl name in 1947, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1989, when 107 Lorins were born — ranking #1,397 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 28% of all recorded Lorins. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (11 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 3K Lorins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1940s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lorin on the record books as a boy name in 1880, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1965, when 111 Lorins were born — ranking #705 that year. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2024 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 5K Lorins have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Lorin
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lorin. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lorin
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About the name Lorin
Lorin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 5K births in the dataset. Lorin's peak popularity came in 1965 when it ranked #705. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorin'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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