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Loraine

girl name
Origin
French
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s/1960s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Lorraine, a French region name

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Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Loraine peaked in the 1890s and the 1960s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

5,553 people · the #2,559 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 37,037 · median age 22

1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Loraine living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2000s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 250 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Loraine

People given the name Loraine in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1940 to 1979. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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