Total births
80
Girls' name · since 1940
Lorae
80 babies named Lorae in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 80
- total births
- 1940–1996
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
Lorae is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 80 have been recorded since 1940.
Lorae has 80 recorded births among girls since 1940, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1996.
- 80 total births
- 1940–1996 years on record
- 1960s peak decade
- 30% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
80 girls have been named Lorae since 1940, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1996.
- 80
- total births
- 1940–1996
- years on record
- 1960s
- peak decade
- 30%
- born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade
30% of everyone ever named Lorae was born in this single decade.
1948
Single peak year
7 babies were named Lorae in 1948 - its busiest year on record.
Lorae's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorae's full recorded timeline at 1962, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1951, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1948 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorae at a glance
Last recorded 1996Peak year
1948
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1940
Lorae popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1996
- Peak year (1948)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 57 years of records
Lorae by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1960s was Lorae's strongest decade.
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Lorae births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
13 births
- 1950s
1950s
22 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
10 births
- 1990s
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 24 births (30% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lorae? ▼
Lorae has been given to 80 babies in the U.S. since 1940, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1996. 7 babies were born in 1948, its single highest year.
When was Lorae most popular? ▼
Lorae was most popular in the 1960s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Lorae been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lorae since 1940 -- 57 years through the most recent 1996 data.
What names are similar to Lorae? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lori, Lorraine, Loretta, Lora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
What to do with Lorae's data
- Lorae's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (24 total births) through the 1990s (11) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Lorae
Nearby Names Like Lorae
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lorae
Lori Girl
#1524 341,911 births
Lorraine Girl
#1420 209,910 births
Loretta Girl
#677 177,564 births
Lora Girl
#3516 52,235 births
Lorena Girl
#1275 44,960 births
Compare Lorae side by side: Lorae vs Lori Lorae vs Lorraine Lorae vs Loretta
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1940–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lorae: Baby Name Since 1940 - 80 Births, Peak 1948." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lorae. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Lorae 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 July 2026.