Unisex name · since 1923
Loral
Since 1923, U.S. Social Security records show 101 babies named Loral, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #27,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
101 girls have been named Loral since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Loral has 101 recorded births among girls since 1923, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 2005.
- #27,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 101 born since 1923
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loral ranks #27,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 101 born since 1923, peaking in the 1950s.
- #27,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 101
- born since 1923
- 1950s
- peak decade
Loral's 101 recorded births place it above 62.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Loral's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loral's full recorded timeline at 1957, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1928, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1956 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loral popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2005
- Peak year (1956)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 83 years of records
Loral popularity over time - boys
54 total births recorded since 1914 (Loral as boys' name)
Loral by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (46 births, 46% of the file).
1950s was Loral's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Loral births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 6
1930s
6 births
- 1950s
1950s
46 births
- 1960s 11
1960s
11 births
- 1970s 15
1970s
15 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 46 births (46% of all-time use).
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What to do with Loral's data
- Loral's decade-level peak was the 1950s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Loral: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~82 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, 1923–2005 (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 Loral 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.