Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
A possible origin is French, although the derivation remains uncertain.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Laraine through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,478
- 0 boys · 3,478 girls
- Most popular year
- 1947
- 268 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 268 in 1947. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,730 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Laraine’s family of names
Laraine has a related form in Lorraine. Laraine has a related form in Lareine. Laraine may have an alternative spelling in Lorraine. This connection is qualified rather than certain.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 2
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Laraine
- Laraine DayAmerican actress (1920–2007)
- Laraine NewmanAmerican actress, writer and comedianborn 1952
- Laraine StephensAmerican actressborn 1941
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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