Given name & surname · also Irish
Loran
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Loran is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loran is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Loran comes from Irish, and ultimately from Catalan.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loran through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,531
- 3,714 boys · 817 girls
- Most popular year
- 1943
- 79 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 84% boys.
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 79 in 1943. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,571 as a first name in 2020; 639 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Loran’s family of names
Loran has a related form in Lawrence. In English usage, Loran as a surname has a related form in LOUGHRAN. In Greek usage, Loran is a transliteration of Λοράν.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
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.
Similar names
If you love Loran, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Carlan
“a free man”
62% boys · 38% girls
Carroll
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82% boys · 18% girls
Carrol
“a free man”
59% boys · 41% girls
McArthur
“the son of Arthur”
>99% boys
Drennon
“descendant of Draighneán”
>99% boys
Dian
Dian is a feminine given name from Javanese. It is used in Indonesian.
>99% boys
Macarthur
“the son of Arthur”
>99% boys
Errol
“a nobleman” · “a wanderer”
>99% boys
Sibling ideas
Names that share Loran’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.
A sister for Loran