Is Lorrain a boy or girl name?

Lorrain is a girl’s name. Of the 646 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 98.5% were girls and 1.5% were boys.

Lorrain

Recorded 1913–1990 · United States

Lorrain was most popular in 1921, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,334 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 646 people named Lorrain.

Lorrain over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lorrain’s peak in 1921. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lorrain a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lorrain is a girl’s name — 98.5% of the 646 Americans given it were girls and 1.5% were boys.

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