Female name
Lorelei
644 births (England and Wales, 1996–2025), peaking in 2019. Expression number: 4.
Origin
Borrowed from German Lorelei (“murmuring rock or lurking rock”), but not used as a given name in Germany. The Lorelei (or Lorelei, Loreleï, Lore Lay, Lore-Ley, Lurley, Lurelei, Lurlei) is an infamous maritime disaster site because of the Rhine's current and the surrounding terrain. The shipwrecks have been subject to mythological explanation attempts since around 900 AD.From Wiktionary, entry “Lorelei”, text under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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How many babies received it
From the official birth registers.
In England and Wales
Peak in 2019: 46 births. 644 births from 1996 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 2009. It is still given: 164 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Baby names in England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
In the United States
Peak in 2016: 716 births. 18,189 births from 1880 to 2025. A name given mostly in the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s. It really came into use around 1928. It is still given: 3,436 births from 2021 to 2025.
Source: Social Security Administration, Popular Baby Names, public domain.
Elsewhere in the world
The name in the birth records of the 10 countries we track. The period covered varies from country to country.
| Country | Births | Period | Best rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,220 | 1900–2025 | — |
Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms, Etalab Open Licence 2.0.
The numbers of the name
Each letter has a value: A = 1, B = 2… I = 9, then J = 1 again (Pythagorean method). We add them up, then reduce to a single digit, except 11, 22 and 33.
■ vowel · ■ consonant
Expression
All the letters: talents, the way you act.
4
work, structure, stability
3 + 6 + 9 + 5 + 3 + 5 + 9 = 40 → 4
Soul
The vowels: what drives you deep down.
7
reflection, inner life, seeking
6 + 5 + 5 + 9 = 25 → 7
Personality
The consonants: what others notice first.
6
responsibility, harmony, commitment to others
3 + 9 + 3 = 15 → 6
- Digits missing from the name
- 1, 2, 4, 7, 8
- Most frequent digit
- 3 · expression, creativity, sociability
The meaning of the numbers comes from numerological tradition; it isn't a measure of your personality. A full portrait needs your first and middle names, your last name at birth, and your date of birth. How we calculate
Your name and theirs
The number of each name, and the number of the bond, which comes from adding them together. A symbolic game: what your two names say together, to be read as a metaphor, not as a verdict on your relationship.