Lorraine

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Lorraine: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Lorraine: Recorded every year since 1952, it reached #14 in 1979, and it stood at #2,115 in 2024.

5registrars recorded it
106times a registrar ranked it
73years from first to last
#14highest recorded position
25groupings it qualifies for
22names it appears alongside

What stands out in Lorraine's record

Ranked every year since 1952, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 46 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 22 other names across 6 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 62 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#661
1997	#1015
1998	#925
1999	#1060
2000	#1195
2001	#1238
2002	#1317
2003	#1224
2004	#1312
2005	#2438
2006	#1983
2007	#1854
2008	#2721
2009	#2535
2010	#2104
2011	#2636
2012	#2969
2013	#2887
2014	#2464
2015	#4736
2016	#2966
2017	#4763
2018	#3178
2019	#4001
2020	#3447
2021	#4634
2022	#4645
2023	#5687
2024	#2115

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 50 of the 55 years from 1964 to 2018.

In 2018: #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3178 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 5 national registrars across 5 regions, 1952–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #27 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2018
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1964–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Lorraine appears in 4 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, with 50 ranked years and 8,045 births registered; the earliest is New South Wales, Australia · Girls, from 1952.

Lorraine across 4 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Lorraine's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#47 (1964)	#14 (1979)	#896 (2018)	50 of 55	8,045 (1964–2018)	460 (1979)
England and Wales · Girls	#661 (1996)	#661 (1996)	#2115 (2024)	29 of 29	334 (1996–2024)	36 (1996)
New South Wales, Australia · Girls	#27 (1952)	#27 (1952)	#82 (1966)	14 of 15	2,782 (1952–1966)	360 (1952)
New Zealand · Girls	#26 (1954)	#26 (1954)	#89 (1965)	12 of 12	1,675 (1954–1965)	224 (1954)

Lorraine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Lorraine in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	1,041	6 of 10	174
1970sbusiest	3,358	10 of 10	336
1980s	2,764	10 of 10	276
1990s	758	10 of 10	76
2000s	112	10 of 10	11
2010s	12	4 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 336 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Lorraine appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #14 in Republic of Ireland in 1979.

Lorraine's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2115	13	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#5687	3	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#4645	4	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#4634	4	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#3447	6	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#4001	5	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#3178	7	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#4763	4	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#2966	8	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#4736	4	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2464	10	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#2887	8	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#2969	8	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#2636	9	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#2104	12	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#2535	9	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#2721	8	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1854	13	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1983	11	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2438	8	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1312	17	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1224	18	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1317	15	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1238	16	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1195	16	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#1060	19	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#925	23	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#1015	20	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#661	36	High	Verified
1966	New South Wales, Australia	female	#82	94	Insufficient	Not yet available
1964	New South Wales, Australia	female	#95	79	Insufficient	Not yet available
1963	New South Wales, Australia	female	#76	109	Insufficient	Not yet available
1962	New South Wales, Australia	female	#82	104	Insufficient	Not yet available
1961	New South Wales, Australia	female	#73	133	Insufficient	Not yet available
1960	New South Wales, Australia	female	#66	131	Insufficient	Not yet available
1959	New South Wales, Australia	female	#57	160	Insufficient	Not yet available
1958	New South Wales, Australia	female	#50	197	Insufficient	Not yet available
1957	New South Wales, Australia	female	#38	244	Insufficient	Not yet available
1956	New South Wales, Australia	female	#40	227	Insufficient	Not yet available
1955	New South Wales, Australia	female	#33	284	Insufficient	Not yet available
1954	New South Wales, Australia	female	#31	312	Insufficient	Not yet available
1953	New South Wales, Australia	female	#29	348	Insufficient	Not yet available
1952	New South Wales, Australia	female	#27	360	Insufficient	Not yet available
1965	New Zealand	female	#89	72	High	Verified
1964	New Zealand	female	#83	82	High	Verified
1963	New Zealand	female	#79	99	High	Verified
1962	New Zealand	female	#71	112	High	Verified
1961	New Zealand	female	#55	138	High	Verified
1960	New Zealand	female	#54	135	High	Verified
1959	New Zealand	female	#60	120	High	Verified
1958	New Zealand	female	#41	172	High	Verified
1957	New Zealand	female	#38	173	High	Verified
1956	New Zealand	female	#36	170	High	Verified
1955	New Zealand	female	#35	178	High	Verified
1954	New Zealand	female	#26	224	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#301	4	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#896	3	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#894	3	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#910	3	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#893	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#597	6	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#505	7	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#345	11	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#300	12	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#370	8	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#314	10	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	13	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#173	23	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#188	19	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#206	17	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#120	33	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#92	58	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#80	64	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#82	66	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#77	75	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#66	87	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#67	91	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#48	129	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#45	138	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#64	110	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#36	178	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#34	201	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#27	230	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#26	268	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#25	285	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#21	341	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#26	335	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#21	376	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#18	440	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#14	460	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#16	418	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#21	341	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#23	343	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#25	314	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#25	311	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#22	327	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#19	330	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#27	260	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#25	254	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#28	232	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#36	196	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#50	146	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#44	159	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#40	173	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#47	135	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
New South Wales, Australia hub — collected by NSW Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages
New Zealand hub — collected by NZ Department of Internal Affairs
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 5 registrars between 1952 and 2024, ranked in 73 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #14, first reached in 1979.

It held a top-100 place in 46 years, 46 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 460 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1979.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1954, and 46 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Lotanna · #1595, 10y
Loti · #1541, 15y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 5 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Brett · #15, 68y
Geoffrey · #15, 73y
Diane · #16, 73y
Pauline · #12, 74y

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1950 and 1959.

Aurora · #14, 46y
Dianne · #14, 48y
Phillip · #14, 74y
Brett · #15, 68y

Comparisons involving Lorraine

Existing comparison pages where Lorraine and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Lorraine in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Sarah vs Lorraine
In 1964 they stood at #46 and #47 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2018 they were #21 and #896.
Sarah · Lorraine · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lorraine vs Alice
In 1964 they stood at #47 and #57 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #33.
Lorraine · Alice · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lorraine vs Julia
In 1964 they stood at #47 and #42 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #46.
Lorraine · Julia · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Lorraine and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Louise vs Lorraine
In 1980, Louise moved ahead of Lorraine in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #16 and #14 the year before became #5 and #18.
Louise · Lorraine · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1980 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lorraine vs Roisin
In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Roisin moved into the top 50 at #32 in 1989 as Lorraine fell out of it to #64, having been #36 the year before.
Lorraine · Roisin · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1989 Republic of Ireland ranking
Lorraine vs Alison
In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alison moved into the top 50 at #33 in 1989 as Lorraine fell out of it to #64, having been #36 the year before.
Lorraine · Alison · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1989 Republic of Ireland ranking

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs involving Lorraine measured in Republic of Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Lorraine at its highest position.

Lorraine vs Orla
In 1964 they stood at #47 and #52 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #169.
Lorraine · Orla · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Christina vs Lorraine
In 1964 they stood at #40 and #47 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2018 they were #512 and #896.
Christina · Lorraine · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Joanne vs Lorraine
Joanne and Lorraine changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #734 and #896.
Joanne · Lorraine · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking

Republic of Ireland overview→

Lorraine was ranked #14 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1979. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Lorraine and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Lorraine without appearing here.

Lorraine moved ahead of

Donna Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5687 and #5687 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #5891.
Kirsten Compare
In 2023 they stood at #5687 and #4056 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #5891.
Brittany Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4645 and #3533 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #4843.
Karen Compare
In 2023 they stood at #4645 and #4645 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2115 and #4843.

Moved ahead of Lorraine

Eabha Compare
In 2016 they stood at #2966 and #4096 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4763 and #2201.
Rory Compare
In 2016 they stood at #4736 and #5730 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2017 that had become #4763 and #2706.
Fiadh Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2464 and #5691 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #4736 and #2705.
Ada Compare
In 2004 they stood at #1312 and #1617 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #2438 and #951.

Moved the opposite way to Lorraine

Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 while Alexandra went from #222 to #113.
Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 while Alice went from #57 to #33.
Charlotte Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 while Charlotte went from #171 to #39.
Ciara Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 while Ciara went from #146 to #43.

Moved the same way as Lorraine

Alma Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 and Alma from #327 to #512.
Audrey Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 and Audrey from #85 to #568.
Eileen Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 and Eileen from #17 to #336.
Ida Compare
Between 1964 and 2018 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lorraine went from #47 to #896 and Ida from #372 to #734.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 5 regions, from 1952 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #14 in Republic of Ireland in 1979. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Lorraine

Lorraine at a glance

What stands out in Lorraine's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Lorraine across 4 official records

Lorraine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Lorraine appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Lorraine

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Lorraine

Lorraine and the names beside it

Lorraine moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Lorraine

Moved the opposite way to Lorraine

Moved the same way as Lorraine

Lorraine at a glance

What stands out in Lorraine's record

Lorraine across 4 official records

Lorraine by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Lorraine appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1950s

Comparisons involving Lorraine

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Lorraine

Lorraine and the names beside it

Lorraine moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Lorraine

Moved the opposite way to Lorraine

Moved the same way as Lorraine