Recorded 1922–2023 Girls' name Peak 1938 1,799 births

Loralee — girls' name

1,799 babies named Loralee in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s461930s1611940s2731950s3191960s3611970s2411980s1411990s642000s692010s882020s36
1960s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Loralee was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

48 babies were named Loralee in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loralee

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,799 babies named Loralee between 1922 and 2023, spanning 102 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loralee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 48 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loralee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 361 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Loralee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 142 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Utah. In total, SSA state-level files list Loralee in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loralee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,799 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Loralee at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,799

Since 1922

102 years of records

Peak year

1938

48 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1922

Recorded for 102 years

Last year on file: 2023

Loralee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1922

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1938)
48
Annual births at peak — across 102 years of records
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Loralee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
361 births that decade — 20% of Loralee's all-time total
1920s461930s1611940s2731950s3191960s3611970s2411980s1411990s642000s692010s882020s36

Loralee by state

Where Loralee concentrates geographically — total births since 1922

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Loralee
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%
California share of Loralee's total US births 7.9%
Even split

142 of 1,799 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loralee?
1,799 babies have been named Loralee since 1922. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1938 with 48 births.
When was Loralee most popular?
Loralee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 361 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
Where is Loralee most popular?
The top states for the name Loralee are California (142 births), Michigan (16 births), Utah (16 births).
How long has the name Loralee been used?
Loralee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 102 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Loralee?
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.