Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Lorain isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1900. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lorain through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,237
- 213 boys · 1,024 girls
- Most popular year
- 1919
- 50 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 5 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 36 in 1928. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 601 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.
Lorain’s family of names
Lorain has a related form in Lorraine.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Lorain, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Loraine
>99% girls
Lorene
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Lovie
“one who is full of affection”
>99% girls
Lorenza
Lorenza is a feminine given name. It is used in Spanish and Italian.
5% boys · 95% girls
Lovella
“having a soft spirit”
>99% girls
Linnie
“one who is soft and beauti-”
>99% girls
Lilla
Lilla is a variant of Lily. One English interpretation is “resembling the flower; one who is innocent and beautiful.”
>99% girls
Lelia
“a beauty of the night; born at nightfall”
>99% girls