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Girl · English
Lori Say it: LOR-ee
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Meaning An American short form of Lorraine or Laura. Lorraine comes from the French region named after the Frankish king Lothair.
Likely the main view, with some doubt.
Peaked in the US in the 1960s.
Its wave through time A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States 0 5 10 15 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020 Peak 1963 per 1,000 babies of that sex 342,043 babies given this name since 1924 At its height in 1963, about 1 in 81 girls 120 babies in 2020 The family of the name Other spellings: Lorie, Laurie
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