Given name & surname
Lorin
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”·“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Lorin is a variant of Loren. In English use, Loren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Lorin is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorin is a variant of Loren. In English use, Loren carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.” Lorin is a variant of Lawrence. One Latin interpretation is “man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
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
Lorin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 7,406
- 4,729 boys · 2,677 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 139 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,839 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −32%
- Easing
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 33% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,839 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 107 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,169 as a first name in 2020; 189 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.
Lorin’s family of names
Lorin has a related form in Lawrence. Lorin has an alternative spelling in Loren. Lorin has a related form in Loren.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Lorin
- Lorin MaazelFrench-American conductor (1930-2014)
- Lorin Morgan-RichardsAmerican author, illustrator, and songwriterborn 1975
- BassnectarAmerican DJ and music producerborn 1978
- Lorîn BerzincîSyrian singerborn 1980
- Lorin S. Robertpolitician1956–2025
- Lorin DreyfussAmerican actor and producer1944–2021
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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