Lorna Girl
How popular is Lorna?
#2,957 girl name in 2025
56 baby girls were named Lorna in the US in 2025, making it the 2957th most popular girl name.
17,507living people named Lorna (est.)
67median age of people named Lorna
28,557babies named Lorna since 1880
1 in 59,203US babies born in 2025
Lorna popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,957 for girls (▲ 219 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 56 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+56% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #4,068 in 2015, #3,015 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1957 (758 girls) |
| Highest rank | #298 in 1941 |
| First recorded | 1885 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Lorna is most popular
Babies named Lorna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Lorna by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | #921 |
| 1890s | 163 | #610 |
| 1900s | 353 | #531 |
| 1910s | 1,557 | #425 |
| 1920s | 3,021 | #345 |
| 1930s | 3,367 | #322 |
| 1940s | 4,428 | #298 |
| 1950s | 6,649 | #307 |
| 1960s | 4,652 | #369 |
| 1970s | 1,396 | #678 |
| 1980s | 919 | #1,203 |
| 1990s | 747 | #1,637 |
| 2000s | 631 | #2,071 |
| 2010s | 358 | #3,418 |
| 2020s | 277 | #2,957 |
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Questions
- Is Lorna a boy or girl name?
- Lorna is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Lorna were girls.
- How popular is the name Lorna?
- 56 baby girls were named Lorna in the US in 2025, making it the 2957th most popular girl name.
- When was Lorna most popular?
- Lorna peaked in 1957, when 758 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #298 in 1941.
- How many people are named Lorna?
- 28,557 babies have been named Lorna in the US since 1880. We estimate about 17,507 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 67.
- Where is Lorna most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Lorna was most common in Tennessee, at 0.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.