How Many People Are Named Lorain?
people named Lorain are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 949,402 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,237 babies named Lorain in Social Security records from 1900 to 2009, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
50 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lorain, 98.3% were girls and 1.7% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Lorain rose from 64.9% in the 1910s to 100% in the 1960s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lorain alive today is about 70 years old, and 83% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 62 and 78 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lorain first appears in the records in 1900 and was given most often in 1919, to 50 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 2009.
Babies given the name each year, 1900 to 2009
🏆 Rank History
Lorain has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #1,182, in 1907. Among boys, its best rank was #1,949, in 1917.
| Girls | Boys | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Best rank | #1,182 (1907) | #1,949 (1917) |
| Years in the top 100 | None | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,508 in the 1920s | #2,851 in the 1920s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lorain alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lorain were born in Ohio than in any other state: about 4 of those alive today.
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