The first name Lorelai
A girl’s name from German.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
German origin
Re-spelling of Lorelei.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 45 girls were named Lorelai, making it the 807th most popular girls’ name.
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Lorelai with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Lorelai at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 926 girls born in the United States were named Lorelai, the 333rd most popular girls’ name that year.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
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Questions
- What does the name Lorelai mean?
- Re-spelling of Lorelei.
- What is the origin of the name Lorelai?
- Re-spelling of Lorelei.
- How popular is the name Lorelai?
- In 2025, 45 girls born in England and Wales were named Lorelai, ranking 807th.
- Is Lorelai a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 10,253 US babies named Lorelai since 1880 were girls.
- When was Lorelai most popular?
- 2025 in the United States, when 926 babies were named Lorelai, its highest rank at 333rd.