Lorelei
Girl name · 11 babies recorded · 1974–2025
Lorelei: 11 babies born in Scotland since 1974, given to girls, peaking at 5 births in 2022.
Rooted in German folklore, Lorelei draws its name from the legendary Lorelei Rock on the Rhine, where a siren lured sailors with her song—the name itself likely combines old German words for "murmuring" and "rock." The name gained literary fame through Anita Loos's character Lorelei Lee in *Gentlemen Prefer Blondes*, and later as the quick-witted Lorelei Gilmore in television's *Gilmore Girls*. While no specific Scottish place shares the name, the Lorelei Rock is a celebrated tourist site in Germany. A popular spelling variant, Lorelai, sometimes appears in modern birth records, giving parents a slightly softer option.
Girl 3 of 52 years
- Peak year
- 20225 babies
- Latest (2022)
- #5315 babies
- Total births
- 11since 2015
- 5-year trend
- ≈ stablevs prior 5y