Is Lorain a boy or girl name?

Lorain is mostly a girl’s name. Of the 1,237 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 82.8% were girls and 17.2% were boys. It changed hands in 1918, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Lorain

Recorded 1900–2009 · United States

Lorain was most popular in 1919, when 50 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,895 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,237 people named Lorain.

Lorain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lorain’s peak in 1919. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lorain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lorain is mostly a girl’s name — 82.8% of the 1,237 Americans given it were girls and 17.2% were boys. It changed hands: since 1918 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org