Lorne comes from the English / Scottish tradition, meaning From Lorne.
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How popular is Lorne?
1966peak year
Today, Lorne is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #9740), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1966, 186 babies were given the name (ranked #561 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Lorne has been declining in recent years. In all, around 4,347 babies have been registered as Lorne since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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