Lorelei

Meaning: Murmuring rock, or lurking rock
Origin: German — From the Lorelei, a rock on the Rhine linked with a siren legend

Girl's name · #441 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Lorelei is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1916, it stood at #441 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 18,000 girls have been named Lorelei along the way.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 38 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#1,065 in Canada (2025) · #1,166 in England & Wales (2025) · #2,088 in France (2025) · #15,740 in Italy (2024) · #1,644 in Austria (2024) · #2,300 in Sweden (2023) · #2,980 in Ecuador (2023) · #531 in Scotland (2022) · #896 in Ireland (2018) · #946 in Belgium (2014).

Famous Loreleis

Lorelei Linklater — American actress (born 1993)
Lorelei King — Actress, screenwriter and development executive (born 1967)
Lorelei Bachman — Canadian writer and songwriter (born 1973)
Lorelei Lee — American professional wrestler (born 1982)
Lorelei Shannon — American writer (born 1965)

In stories & tradition

Lorelei — Fictional character in the Marvel Universe
Lorelei Travis — Marvel Comics
Lorelei Martins — The Mentalist (TV series)

What Loreleis become

Among 21 notable people named Lorelei:

Entertainers appear 3.07× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lorelei Linklater, American actress (born 1993).

Similar names: Loralei · Emmy · Loretta · Yaneli · Annalise · Leighton

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