Lorelai
A girls’ name of German origin, meaning alluring enchantress; a form of Lorelei.
How Lorelai has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #655 |
| 2016 | #623 |
| 2017 | #545 |
| 2018 | #570 |
| 2019 | #556 |
| 2020 | #525 |
| 2021 | #522 |
| 2022 | #480 |
| 2023 | #472 |
| 2024 | #402 |
| 2025 | #333 |
Lorelai by the numbers
In 2025, 45 babies in England and Wales were named Lorelai. In the US, 563 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its best year in America so far is the most recent one on record, which means it was still climbing when the records end.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Lorelai. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Loreleimurmuring rock; a Rhine river siren680 in the US (2017)
- Lorelimurmuring rock; variant of Lorelei10 in the US (2017)
- Loralai22 in the US (2017)
- Lorenafrom Lorraine; crowned with laurel; a form of Lorain or Lauren54 in England and Wales (2025)
- Loraleimurmuring rock; a form of lorelei67 in the US (2017)
- Lorellelaurel; a form of Laura12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Lorelai
Names that are said the same way as Lorelai, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Lorellalaurel; feminine form of Lorello4 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Lorelai
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