Girls' name · since 1922
Loralee
Since 1922, U.S. Social Security records show 1,808 babies named Loralee, peaking in 1938. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,808
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
1,808 babies have been named Loralee since 1922, making it today's #11025 girls' name.
Loralee has 1,808 recorded births among girls since 1922, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #11025 as of the latest data, more common than 36% of girls, 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 1922 to 2025.
- #5,043 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,025 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,808 born since 1922
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loralee ranks #5,043 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,025 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,808 born since 1922, peaking in the 1960s.
- #5,043 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,025 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,808
- born since 1922
- 1960s
- peak decade
Loralee's 1,808 recorded births place it above 93.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Loralee compares
1,808 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Loralee's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loralee | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,808 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 48 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loralee splits its recorded history at 1972: 33% of all births land in the more recent half, 67% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1938 peak of 48 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–2025
- Peak year (1938)
- 48
- Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
Loralee by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (362 births, 20% of the file).
1960s was Loralee's strongest decade.
362 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Loralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s
1930s
161 births
- 1940s
1940s
273 births
- 1950s
1950s
319 births
- 1960s
1960s
362 births
- 1970s
1970s
241 births
- 1980s 141
1980s
141 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 69
2000s
69 births
- 2010s 88
2010s
88 births
- 2020s 44
2020s
44 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 362 births (20% of all-time use).
How Loralee 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 Loralee's total volume
Loralee by state
Where Loralee concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 142 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #3 | Utah | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #4 | New York | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #5 | Minnesota | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 9 | 0.5% |
| #8 | Massachusetts | | 6 | 0.3% |
142 of 1,808 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Loralee's data
- Loralee's decade-level peak was the 1960s (362 total births); usage has since declined to 44 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Loralees (142 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~103 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, 1922–2025 (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 Loralee 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.