Loralei
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning murmuring rock; a form of lorelei.
Babies a year
67
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
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outside the ONS list
Loralei by the numbers
Loralei was given to 67 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 109 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Loralei. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Other names that mean a stone or rock
Like Loralei, each of these has a stone or rock in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Jadejade stone; symbol of virtue and beauty2,765 in the US (2017)
- Harleyhare meadow or rocky meadow366 in England and Wales (2025)
- Harlowrocky hill or army hill832 in the US (2017)
- Esmeraldaemerald; the precious green stone815 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Jewelprecious stone or ornament340 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Loralei
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