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Lori
Say it: LOR-ee
Meaning
An American short form of Lorraine or Laura. Lorraine comes from the French region named after the Frankish king Lothair.
Likelythe 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
- 342,043 babies given this name since 1924
- At its height in 1963, about 1 in 81 girls
- 120 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Lorie, Laurie
Famous bearers
- Lori Loughlin, US actress
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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