How Many People Are Named Lorne?
people named Lorne are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 111,041 people in the US has this name
Based on 4,352 babies named Lorne in Social Security records from 1903 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
188 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the title 'Marquis of Lorne', which was based on the Scottish place name Lorne, itself possibly derived from the name of the legendary king of Dál Riata, Loarn mac Eirc. This was the title of the first Governor General of Canada, where it has since been most frequently used as a given name. A famous bearer was the Canadian actor Lorne Greene (1915-1987).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Lorne in English. Counting Lorne and these spellings together, about 3,406 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Lorne, 1.1% were girls and 98.9% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Lorne alive today is about 51 years old, and 57% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 42 and 61 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Lorne first appears in the records in 1903 and was given most often in 1965, to 188 babies. In 2025, 5 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1903 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Lorne has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #560, in 1966. In 2025 it ranked #13,150.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #13,150 |
| Best rank | #560 (1966) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #646 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Lorne alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Lorne were born in California than in any other state: about 288 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Lorne was given 4.2 times as often in Michigan, 2.5 times in California and 1.4 times in Illinois.
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