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Lorelei

Girl

Meaning of Lorelei: German: 'alluring'

Lorelei 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 — 438th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 918th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#438

699 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#918

39 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

18,189

First recorded 1916 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 56 babies1982: 54 babies1983: 41 babies1984: 44 babies1985: 54 babies1986: 41 babies1987: 32 babies1988: 23 babies1989: 31 babies1990: 41 babies19901991: 44 babies1992: 40 babies1993: 40 babies1994: 30 babies1995: 24 babies1996: 39 babies1997: 39 babies1998: 34 babies1999: 44 babies2000: 63 babies20002001: 99 babies2002: 202 babies2003: 226 babies2004: 248 babies2005: 320 babies2006: 380 babies2007: 431 babies2008: 446 babies2009: 504 babies2010: 548 babies20102011: 585 babies2012: 573 babies2013: 604 babies2014: 653 babies2015: 704 babies2016: 716 babies2017: 683 babies2018: 659 babies2019: 682 babies2020: 601 babies20202021: 701 babies2022: 715 babies2023: 631 babies2024: 690 babies2025: 699 babies
US babies named Lorelei per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 716.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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