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Meaning of the nameLorayne

Lorayne is a spelling of the name Lorraine, which means “kingdom of Lothair”.

Meaning

“kingdom of Lothair”

Meaning of the name Lorraine, of which Lorayne is a spelling.

Source: Behind the Name: Lorraine

People (2022)
1,663
Rank in Brazil
#5,826
Median age
19 years
2010 Census
1,080
people

Lorayne in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lorayne, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (569 people).

1,644 women 0 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Lorayne is most common

States with the highest share of people named Lorayne in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Mato Grosso 0.003%
  2. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  3. Paraná 0.001%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.001%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo3790.001%
Minas Gerais3130.002%
Rio de Janeiro1570.001%
Paraná1340.001%
Mato Grosso1150.003%
Goiás960.001%
Espírito Santo940.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul840.003%
Rondônia450.003%
Bahia320.000%
Santa Catarina290.000%
Pernambuco260.000%
Amazonas220.001%
Paraíba220.001%
Ceará180.000%
Rio Grande do Sul150.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

The spelling Lorayne

Combines the two adaptations, single R and Y; it is the least recorded of the group.

About the name Lorraine

Lorraine is the name of a region in eastern France, whose Portuguese form is Lorena. Behind the Name explains that this name originally meant "kingdom of Lothair", and Wiktionary traces it to Old French Loherraine, linked to loherenc, "Lotharingian". As a given name, it comes from the place name and is associated with Laura by folk etymology. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 35,476 people with the four spellings of the group, and Lorraine had the majority of records among women born in the 1990s and 2000s. Proportionally, Lorraine is most common in Espírito Santo.

Other spellings of Lorraine

SpellingPeople (2022)
Lorraine18,690
Lorrayne9,570
Loraine5,553
Lorayne1,663

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Lorraine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Lorraine · behindthename.com · meaning
  3. Wiktionary: Lorena · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Lorayne

What does the name Lorayne mean?

Lorayne means “kingdom of Lothair”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Lorraine, of which Lorayne is a spelling.

How many people are named Lorayne in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,663 people with the first name Lorayne, which ranks it number 5,826 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

Is Lorayne a boy's or a girl's name?

Lorayne is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,644 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Lorayne?

Lorayne is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Lorayne most common?

Proportionally, in Mato Grosso: 0.003% of the state's population is named Lorayne (115 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Lorayne?

Lorraine, Lorrayne and Loraine. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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