Lorna
Invented by R. D. Blackmore for the heroine of his 1869 novel Lorna Doone. He appears to have drawn on Lorn, a district in western Scotland.
Lorna in 2025
Lorna was given to 56 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 5,239th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 59,203 babies born.
The history of Lorna
Lorna reached its highest point in 1957, when 758 babies were given the name, ranking 603rd that year. Its best-ever ranking was 554th, in 1941.
Across the 141 years of records since 1885, 28,557 babies have been named Lorna. Half of them were born before 1952, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Baby Boomers.
Lorna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lorna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 17 | 1,789 |
| 1890s | 163 | 970 |
| 1900s | 353 | 854 |
| 1910s | 1,557 | 730 |
| 1920s | 3,021 | 642 |
| 1930s | 3,367 | 597 |
| 1940s | 4,435 | 554 |
| 1950s | 6,649 | 562 |
| 1960s | 4,667 | 657 |
| 1970s | 1,396 | 1,184 |
| 1980s | 919 | 1,986 |
| 1990s | 747 | 2,746 |
| 2000s | 631 | 3,561 |
| 2010s | 358 | 5,915 |
| 2020s | 277 | 5,239 |
Where Lorna is heading
Lorna has risen 56% over the past decade, from 36 babies in 2015 to 56 in 2025.
Names like Lorna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lorna.