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Lorna
Rank in 2024
#3,180
Born in 2024
50
Peak year
1957 · #332
Origin
Scottish Gaelic
1880 to 2024
UncommonIts story in numbers
- In 2024, 50 girls were named Lorna, about 1 in every 32,264.
- It peaked in 1957 with 758 babies, ranked #332.
- It first shows up in the records in 1885.
- 28,475 girls have been named Lorna since 1880.
Who else has this name
Babies named Lorna per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.
- 0.2Greatest1901–27
- 0.3Silent1928–45
- 0.3Boomers1946–64
- 0.1Gen X1965–80
- <0.1Millennials1981–96
- <0.1Gen Z1997–12
- <0.1Gen Alpha2013–24
Greatest: 4,257 babies, 0.21 per 1,000. Silent: 6,665 babies, 0.32 per 1,000. Boomers: 11,260 babies, 0.31 per 1,000. Gen X: 3,293 babies, 0.13 per 1,000. Millennials: 1,380 babies, 0.05 per 1,000. Gen Z: 940 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 470 babies, 0.02 per 1,000.
Meaning and origin
Coined by English novelist R. D. Blackmore in 1869 for his novel Lorna Doone, possibly from the Scottish place name Lorn(e) in Argyll.
- A female given name from Scottish Gaelic of mostly Scottish usage.
- Origin
- Scottish Gaelic
- Say it
- Not recorded
From Wiktionary’s entry for Lorna, CC BY-SA 4.0.