Lorraine is a girl's name of English origin meaning “Lotharingian.” In 2024 it was given to 157 girls in the United States.
Lorraine belongs to the English & American tradition. Its meaning — “Lotharingian” — 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, Lorraine first appears in Social Security records in 1882. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #39 in 1928, and in 2024 157 babies received the name — 209,668 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Lorraine means “Lotharingian” in its English roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Lorraine is a girl name. In 2024, 157 babies received the name in the US.
Lorraine comes from the English & American tradition.
Lorraine first appears in US records in 1882. Its best-ever ranking was #39 in 1928, and 157 babies were given the name in 2024.
Lorraine is pronounced /ləˈɹeɪn/ (IPA).
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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