Girls' name · since 1940
Loralei
Loralei has 1,811 recorded births since 1940 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2011 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,660 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,811
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Loralei is the #2660 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,811 recorded since 1940.
Social Security Administration records show Loralei recorded 1,811 times among girls since 1940, holding rank #2660 nationally today, ahead of 85% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 2025.
- #5,035 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,660 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,811 born since 1940
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loralei ranks #5,035 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,660 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,811 born since 1940, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,035 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,660 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,811
- born since 1940
- 2010s
- peak decade
Loralei's 1,811 recorded births place it above 93.03% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
16 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Loralei compares
1,811 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
Loralei's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loralei | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,811 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 109 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loralei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loralei splits its recorded history at 2001: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1940 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2011 peak of 109 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loralei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–2025
- Peak year (2011)
- 109
- Annual births at peak, across 86 years of records
Loralei by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (828 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Loralei's strongest decade.
828 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Loralei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 21
1950s
21 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 23
1970s
23 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
457 births
- 2010s
2010s
828 births
- 2020s
2020s
380 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 828 births (46% of all-time use).
How Loralei 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 Loralei's total volume
Loralei by state
Where Loralei concentrates geographically, total births since 1940
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 137 | 7.6% |
| #2 | Florida | | 47 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 43 | 2.4% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 37 | 2.0% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 30 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 28 | 1.5% |
| #7 | California | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 17 | 0.9% |
137 of 1,811 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 16 reporting states.
Loralei appears in 16 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Loralei's data
- Loralei's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (828 total births) through the 2020s (380) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Loraleis (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Loralei: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2011)
Similar record span (~85 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, 1940–2025 (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 Loralei 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.