Given name & surname
Lorn
“a man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel”
Lorn is a variant of Lorne. In English use, Lorne carries the interpretation “a man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorn is a variant of Lorne. In English use, Lorne carries the interpretation “a man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel.”
Explained through its name family
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
Lorn through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 805
- 805 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1921
- 22 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 boys is 5 in 2003. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 22 in 1921. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 505 as a first name in 2020; 194 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 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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