Lorelai
2025 SSA
About Lorelai
Lorelai is the spelling used for the character played by Lauren Graham on The Gilmore Girls, as well as her daughter, who preferred the nickname Rory. The television show reintroduced this name to a new generation, but the Lorelai spelling could be confusing -- is it lor-ah-LAY? -- to those unacquainted with the Gilmores.
Pronounced lor-ah-LAY; LOR-ah-ly.
As of October 2026, Lorelai ranked #333 in US births in 2025 SSA, Nameberry popularity #669.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #820 | 338 | 189.2 |
| 2015 | #655 | 439 | 245.9 |
| 2016 | #624 | 479 | 270.3 |
| 2017 | #545 | 568 | 329 |
| 2018 | #568 | 543 | 319.2 |
| 2019 | #554 | 549 | 327.1 |
| 2020 | #526 | 574 | 355.1 |
| 2021 | #523 | 590 | 359.6 |
| 2022 | #479 | 659 | 401.8 |
| 2023 | #473 | 651 | 405.7 |
| 2024 | #402 | 786 | 485.1 |
| 2025 | #333 | 926 | 576.1 |
World rankings
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Lorelai on lists
Famous Lorelais
- Lorelai Praise DiMarco
daughter of singer Kristene DiMarco
Lorelai in pop culture
- Lorelai Victoria Gilmore
mother on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Lorelai Leigh "Rory" Gilmore
daughter on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Lorelai "Trix" Gilmore
grandmother and great,grandmother of main characters on TV's "Gilmore Girls"
- Lorelai Tan Gu
character from movie "Kung Fu Magoo"
- Lorelai
character in Suikoden video game series
- Lorelai
character in manga/anime "Mazinger"
- "Lorelai
" 2011 song by Fleet Foxes