Meaning of the nameLorraine
- Female
- French origin
- Lor-rai-ne
Lorraine is a female name of French origin, taken from the region of Lorraine, whose name originally means 'kingdom of Lothair'.
- People (2022)
- 18,690
- Rank in Brazil
- #1,114
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 17,929
- people
Lorraine in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Lorraine, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (7,087 people).
18,583 women 107 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 Lorraine is most common
States with the highest share of people named Lorraine in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.030%
- Minas Gerais 0.027%
- Goiás 0.025%
- Mato Grosso do Sul 0.022%
- Mato Grosso 0.021%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| Minas Gerais | 5,492 | 0.027% |
| São Paulo | 3,728 | 0.008% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 2,455 | 0.015% |
| Goiás | 1,787 | 0.025% |
| Espírito Santo | 1,134 | 0.030% |
| Paraná | 874 | 0.008% |
| Mato Grosso | 755 | 0.021% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 604 | 0.022% |
| Bahia | 445 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 287 | 0.018% |
| Santa Catarina | 186 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 142 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 141 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 113 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 70 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 66 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 65 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 63 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 53 | 0.004% |
| Paraíba | 41 | 0.001% |
| Roraima | 35 | 0.006% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 33 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 30 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 30 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 29 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 25 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
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.
The original French spelling, with RR and AI, and the most frequent of the group.
Other spellings of Lorraine
Sources
- Wiktionary: Lorraine · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Lorraine · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Lorena · en.wiktionary.org · spelling
Questions about the name Lorraine
What does the name Lorraine mean?
Lorraine means “kingdom of Lothair”, according to Behind the Name.
How many people are named Lorraine in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 18,690 people with the first name Lorraine, which ranks it number 1,114 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Lorraine a boy's or a girl's name?
Lorraine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 18,583 women and 107 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Lorraine?
Lorraine is a name of French origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Lorraine most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.030% of the state's population is named Lorraine (1,134 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Lorraine?
Lorrayne, Loraine and Lorayne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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