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Meaning of the nameLorrayne

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

Meaning

“kingdom of Lothair”

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

Source: Behind the Name: Lorraine

People (2022)
9,570
Rank in Brazil
#1,777
Median age
21 years
2010 Census
4,688
people

Lorrayne in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Lorrayne, 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 (3,494 people).

9,517 women 53 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 Lorrayne is most common

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

  1. Espírito Santo 0.019%
  2. Goiás 0.014%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.014%
  4. Mato Grosso 0.012%
  5. Mato Grosso do Sul 0.011%
All states
StatePeople% of population
Minas Gerais2,8720.014%
São Paulo1,4950.003%
Rio de Janeiro1,1700.007%
Goiás9970.014%
Espírito Santo7390.019%
Mato Grosso4220.012%
Paraná3660.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul3070.011%
Bahia1590.001%
Rondônia1530.010%
Distrito Federal1380.005%
Pernambuco1030.001%
Paraíba830.002%
Tocantins700.005%
Santa Catarina670.001%
Ceará650.001%
Pará630.001%
Rio Grande do Norte480.002%
Amazonas440.001%
Rio Grande do Sul390.000%
Maranhão380.001%
Alagoas360.001%
Roraima320.005%
Sergipe260.001%
Piauí240.001%

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

The spelling Lorrayne

Replaces the I with Y and keeps the RR.

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 Lorrayne

What does the name Lorrayne mean?

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

How many people are named Lorrayne in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 9,570 people with the first name Lorrayne, which ranks it number 1,777 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.

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

Lorrayne is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 9,517 women and 53 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Lorrayne?

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

In which Brazilian state is Lorrayne most common?

Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.019% of the state's population is named Lorrayne (739 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Lorrayne?

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

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