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Lorelai

Girl

Meaning of Lorelai: German: 'alluring enchantress'

Lorelai is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 335th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1007th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#335

926 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1007

35 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

10,253

First recorded 2001 · peak 2025

Trend

rising

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 0 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 0 babies20002001: 20 babies2002: 68 babies2003: 87 babies2004: 99 babies2005: 187 babies2006: 262 babies2007: 321 babies2008: 312 babies2009: 363 babies2010: 371 babies20102011: 340 babies2012: 378 babies2013: 338 babies2014: 338 babies2015: 439 babies2016: 479 babies2017: 568 babies2018: 544 babies2019: 549 babies2020: 574 babies20202021: 591 babies2022: 659 babies2023: 651 babies2024: 789 babies2025: 926 babies
US babies named Lorelai per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 926.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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