Loran
Meaning
a variant of Lorenzo/Laurence, from Latin Laurentius, of Laurentum, a town named for its laurel trees
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Loran has stayed rare in US records the whole time: no peak decade to name.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
4,475 people · the #2,965 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 45,455 · median age 11
Among people named Loran living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 961 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Loran
People given the name Loran in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1999. 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.
The Loran deep dive
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