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Girl name Germanic origin

Lorelei

LOR-uh-lie · 7 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
alluring;temptress;murmuring rock
Language
Germanic
Culture
German
Religion
Secular
Style era
modern
Themes
romantic · mythology
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#456
2024 births684
Peak year2016
First appeared1916
Total US births17,482
2016 peak19161943197019972024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Lori
Alternate spellings
LorelaiLorely
In other languages
Lorelei (German)

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