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Loralyn
How to Pronounce Loralyn
Pronounced LOR-uh-lin /ˈlɔːr.ə.lɪn/Medium
Meaning: Loralyn welds Lora, a spelling of Laura from the Latin for the laurel tree of victory, to the ever-popular suffix Lynn, from Welsh 'lake'. It is a mid-century coinage, its meaning carried by the Laura half.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.
History & Origin
Loralyn is an American compound name pairing Lora, a variant of Laura from Latin laurus, 'laurel', with the fashionable suffix Lynn. Names of this build multiplied through the mid-century, and Loralyn is one of the rarer ones; it appears in the 1940s and peaked around 1965.
It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its height, so a Loralyn from that year would be in her fifties today. Its pretty, flowing sound could ride the current taste for names like Adalyn, though it remains firmly a period coinage for now.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Loralyn mean?
It is a compound of Lora, a form of Laura ('laurel'), and the suffix Lynn.
How do you pronounce Loralyn?
It's said LOR-uh-lin /ˈlɔːr.ə.lɪn/, three syllables with the stress up front.
Is Loralyn a boy or girl name?
Loralyn is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Loralyn?
It has always been rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at its high point in the mid nineteen-sixties.