Girls' name · since 1880
Lora
52,235 babies named Lora in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,895 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,235
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lora currently ranks #2895 among girls' names in America, with 52,235 babies recorded since 1880.
Social Security Administration records show Lora recorded 52,235 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #2895 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #573 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,895 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 52,235 born since 1880
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lora ranks #573 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,895 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 52,235 born since 1880, peaking in the 1960s.
- #573 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,895 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 52,235
- born since 1880
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lora's 52,235 recorded births place it above 99.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Ohio.
How Lora compares
52,235 Top 4% higher than 96% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lora's all-time total is 139x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lora | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 52,235 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,598 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lora's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lora's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2019, with only 42 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 1,598, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lora popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 1,598
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lora popularity over time - boys
249 total births recorded since 1882 (Lora as boys' name)
Lora by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (14,170 births, 27% of the file).
1960s was Lora's strongest decade.
14,170 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lora births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 914
1880s
914 births
- 1890s 1,553
1890s
1,553 births
- 1900s 1,636
1900s
1,636 births
- 1910s 2,978
1910s
2,978 births
- 1920s 3,364
1920s
3,364 births
- 1930s 2,863
1930s
2,863 births
- 1940s 3,126
1940s
3,126 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,305 births
- 1960s
1960s
14,170 births
- 1970s
1970s
7,769 births
- 1980s 4,130
1980s
4,130 births
- 1990s 1,685
1990s
1,685 births
- 2000s 853
2000s
853 births
- 2010s 566
2010s
566 births
- 2020s 323
2020s
323 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 14,170 births (27% of all-time use).
How Lora compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lora's total volume
Lora by state
Where Lora concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 3,396 | 6.5% |
| #2 | California | | 3,110 | 6.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 2,765 | 5.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 2,702 | 5.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 2,315 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Kentucky | | 1,995 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 1,830 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 1,657 | 3.2% |
3,396 of 52,235 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Lora appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lora's data
- Lora's decade-level peak was the 1960s (14,170 total births); usage has since declined to 323 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Loras (3,396 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lora: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~145 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1880–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Lora draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.