A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Lorraine
pleated · frank · enameled
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenThe name stems from the French province of Lorraine, originally Lotharingia, the ninth-century realm of King Lothair II. The border territory spent centuries as a contested prize between France and Germany. American soldiers encountered the name on Western Front maps during the First World War and carried it home.
Also answers toLori, Lorrie, Raine
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1882–2025
SSA Data 1882 peak: 6,005 souls, A.D. 1928 2025
2025: 238 born, rising ↑
Estimated Age
68 yrs
Most Lorraines were born around 1947 — predates the ZIP code.
Peak Reign
1928
№39 that year
Generation
Boomer, 54%
then Silent 20% · Gen X 15%
Rarity
Top 500 all-time
≈211K ever born · now rising
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Lorraine grew up with
SSA Datablack-and-white TV·S&H Green Stamps·Elvis on Ed Sullivan
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Lorraine peaked in 1928.
Estimated average age: 68.
What people think
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Lorraine sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
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Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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Public Opinion Ledger
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* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as someone who has owned the same Pyrex baking dish since 1974. With the average bearer now sixty-eight, it sits squarely in the generation that dialed rotary telephones with patience. A Lorraine tends to be pictured as practical, writing both her first and last name on every casserole lid. It leaves the impression of a household that has never misplaced a major appliance receipt.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
The name reached its peak in 1928 with about six thousand entries in the ledger.
Field Note 02
Boomers make up fifty-four percent of living bearers, with the Silent Generation claiming another twenty percent.
Field Note 03
A modest rebound brought 238 births in 2025, ending decades of steady decline.
Notable Lorraines
AI-WrittenLorraine Hansberryplaywright, b. 1930
Lorraine Braccoactress, b. 1954
Ephemera — If Lorraine were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Rochester, New York
Color
Oxblood
Job
Payroll supervisor
Object
Stainless steel poultry shears
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