Lorelei is a girl's name of English origin meaning “murmuring rock or lurking rock.” In 2024 it was given to 684 girls in the United States.
Lorelei belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “murmuring rock or lurking rock” — is the sense carried by its English roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Lorelei first appears in Social Security records in 1916. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #441 in 2022, and in 2024 684 babies received the name — 17,482 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lorelei means “murmuring rock or lurking rock” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lorelei is a girl name. In 2024, 684 babies received the name in the US.
Lorelei comes from the English & American tradition.
Lorelei first appears in US records in 1916. Its best-ever ranking was #441 in 2022, and 684 babies were given the name in 2024.
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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