#4562024 rank
2016peak year
17,424babies named Lorelei since 1880
▷ 0%5-year trend
Lorelei popularity over 145 years
⭐ Sweet spot — known but not everywhere · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Lorelei mean?
From the Lurlei, a Rhine rock in German legend associated with a siren whose song lured sailors to wreck. The name spread from the Romantic-era ballads of Clemens Brentano and Heinrich Heine.
OriginGerman
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylemythic, vintage
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Spellings & variants
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