Given name & surname
Lorde
“one who has authority and power”
Lorde is a variant of Lord. One English interpretation is “one who has authority and power.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorde is a variant of Lord. One English interpretation is “one who has authority and power.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Lorde is a variant of Lord. An origin associated with Lord is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 2014. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lorde through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 42
- 31 boys · 11 girls
- Most popular year
- 2018
- 11 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −58%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 267 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.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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