Lorelei

“Murmuring or lurking rock, from a Rhine River legend” — German origin

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

Lorelei has appeared in US records since 1916 — best rank #441 (2022) · 18,189 babies named Lorelei all-time · 1 in 2,300 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 7,700 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 9,000 girls in England & Wales (2025) · about 1 in 19,000 girls in France (2025).

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

Famous Loreleis

Lorelei Linklater — American actress
Lorelei King — American actress and screenwriter
Lorelei Nicoll — Canadian politician
Lorelei Bachman — Canadian writer and songwriter
Lorelei DeCora Means — Native American nurse and civil rights activist

In stories & tradition

Lorelei — Thor
Lorelei Travis — Earth-616
Lorelei Martins — The Mentalist

What Loreleis become

Among 19 notable people named Lorelei:

Entertainers appear 3.39× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lorelei Linklater, American actress.

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