Lorriane
Feminine given name of French origin meaning "from the region of Lorraine".
Name Census estimates that about 390 living Americans carry the first name Lorriane. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Lorriane today is around 60 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lorriane births was 1961 (24 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lorriane. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
390
~ 1 in 878,857 Americans
Peak year
1961
24 babies that year
Average age
60
years old
2004 SSA rank
#17,711
Tracked since 1919
Census
Lorriane in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 550 people with the first name Lorriane, which placed it at #19,306 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#19,306
National first-name rank
People counted
550
550 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
65.8% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lorriane
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lorriane is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (18.4%) and Hispanic (10.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lorriane described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lorriane at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White65.8% · 362
- Black or African American18.4% · 101
- Hispanic or Latino10.2% · 56
- American Indian and Alaska Native2.5% · 14
- Two or more races1.6% · 9
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.5% · 8
Popularity
Lorriane: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lorriane from the 1910s through to the 2000s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 187 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lorriane by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lorriane during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lorrianes live
Origin
Meaning and history of Lorriane
The name Lorriane has its origins in the French region of Lorraine, which was once an independent duchy in the Middle Ages. It is believed to be derived from the Germanic word "Lorarane," which means "from Lorraine." This suggests that the name was initially used to identify people who hailed from this region.
The earliest recorded use of the name Lorriane dates back to the 12th century. One of the earliest known bearers of this name was Lorriane de Guise, a French noblewoman who lived in the late 12th century. She was a member of the prominent House of Guise and played a significant role in the politics of the time.
In the 16th century, Lorriane de Vaudémont, a French princess and the wife of René II, Duke of Lorraine, was a notable figure. She was known for her patronage of the arts and her support for the Catholic Church during the Reformation.
Another historical figure with the name Lorriane was Lorriane de Marillac, who lived from 1591 to 1660. She was a French Catholic nun and the co-founder of the Daughters of Charity, a religious order dedicated to serving the poor and sick. She was later canonized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
In the 18th century, Lorriane de Vaudreuil was a French noblewoman and the wife of Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, who served as the Governor-General of New France (modern-day Canada) from 1703 to 1725.
Lorriane Hansberry, born in 1930 and died in 1965, was an African American playwright and author known for her groundbreaking play "A Raisin in the Sun." This play was the first drama written by an African American woman to be produced on Broadway, and it explored themes of racial injustice and the struggles of a working-class black family in Chicago.
While the name Lorriane has its roots in France and the Lorraine region, it has been adopted and used in various cultures and communities around the world. The name's enduring popularity can be attributed to its melodic sound and its rich historical associations.
People
Lorriane + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorriane as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lorriane: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorriane?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 390 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lorriane going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 878,857 US residents.
Is Lorriane a common name?
We classify Lorriane as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 607 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lorriane most popular?
The single biggest year for Lorriane was 1961, when 24 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lorriane is about 60 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lorriane in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 550 people with the name Lorriane, or 0.18 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #19,306 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lorriane in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lorriane?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lorriane leans strongly female. 548 people counted with this name were female (98.7%), compared with 7 male bearers (1.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lorriane?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lorriane is White at 65.8%. The next largest groups are Black (18.4%) and Hispanic (10.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lorriane most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lorriane in the 2020 Census, accounting for 65.8% (362 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lorriane in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lorriane a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Lorriane in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lorriane still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lorriane in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lorriane can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Lorriane?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.