Lorraine
Lorraine is a feminine given name derived from the region of Lorraine in France. It has been used in the English-speaking world since the Franco-Prussian War, during which events brought the region to the North American public's attention. It is a Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish modern form of the Germanic name Chlothar.
Meaning & Origin of Lorraine
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorraine is a feminine given name derived from the region of Lorraine in France. It has been used in the English-speaking world since the Franco-Prussian War, during which events brought the region to the North American public's attention. It is a Danish, English, Finnish, Norwegian, and Swedish modern form of the Germanic name Chlothar.
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The Story of Lorraine
Lorraine first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1882, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1928, when 5,982 Lorraines were born — ranking #39 that year. As of 2026, Lorraine ranks #1,372 for baby girls with 164 births, gradually rising (+11%). In total, more than 210K Lorraines have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Lorraine
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- Lorraine Bracco (born 1954), American actress
- Lorraine Broderick (born 1948), American television soap opera writer
- Lorraine Chase (born 1951), English actress and model
- Lorraine Cheshire (1960–2025), English actress
- Lorraine Cole (born 1967), English badminton player and Coach
- Lorraine Collett (1892–1983), American model
- Lorraine Dunn (1942–2003), Panamanian sprinter and hurdler
- Lorraine Ellison (1931–1983), American soul singer
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About the name Lorraine
Lorraine is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1882 and has accumulated 210K births in the dataset. Lorraine's peak popularity came in 1928 when it ranked #39. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorraine'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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