Lorin
A variant of Loren, which is a short form of Laurence. That comes from the Latin Laurentius, denoting a man from Laurentum, a town whose name suggests laurel.
Lorin in 2025
Lorin was given to 10 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 16,710th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 331,534 babies born.
The history of Lorin
Lorin reached its highest point in 1989, when 139 babies were given the name, ranking 1,982nd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,462nd, in 1965.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 7,406 babies have been named Lorin. Half of them were born before 1966, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation X.
Lorin has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Lorin by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lorin | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 10 | 1,793 |
| 1890s | 37 | 1,697 |
| 1900s | 63 | 2,114 |
| 1910s | 405 | 1,466 |
| 1920s | 599 | 1,668 |
| 1930s | 443 | 1,795 |
| 1940s | 648 | 1,635 |
| 1950s | 801 | 1,629 |
| 1960s | 957 | 1,462 |
| 1970s | 722 | 2,034 |
| 1980s | 998 | 1,965 |
| 1990s | 947 | 2,294 |
| 2000s | 488 | 3,965 |
| 2010s | 217 | 8,244 |
| 2020s | 71 | 11,780 |
Where Lorin is heading
Lorin has fallen 57% over the past decade, from 23 babies in 2015 to 10 in 2025.
Names like Lorin
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lorin.