Given name
Loriann
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
Loriann is a variant of Lora. In Latin use, Lora carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Loriann is a variant of Lora. In Latin use, Lora carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1954. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Loriann through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,785
- 0 boys · 3,785 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 239 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,654 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +21%
- Rising
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,654 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 20.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 239 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 4,093 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.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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