Girls' name · since 1925
Loralie
Since 1925, U.S. Social Security records show 958 babies named Loralie, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,264 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Loralie is the #5264 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 958 recorded since 1925.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loralie has been recorded 958 times among girls since 1925, currently ranked #5264 nationally and more common than 70% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1925 to 2025.
- #7,740 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,264 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 958 born since 1925
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loralie ranks #7,740 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,264 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 958 born since 1925, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,740 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,264 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 958
- born since 1925
- 2010s
- peak decade
Loralie's 958 recorded births place it above 89.29% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Loralie compares
958 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Loralie's all-time total is 155% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loralie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 958 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loralie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loralie splits its recorded history at 1975: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1925 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2012 peak of 42 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loralie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1925–2025
- Peak year (2012)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Loralie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (279 births, 29% of the file).
2010s was Loralie's strongest decade.
279 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Loralie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 15
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 39
1940s
39 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
121 births
- 1970s 81
1970s
81 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 2000s
2000s
179 births
- 2010s
2010s
279 births
- 2020s
2020s
131 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 279 births (29% of all-time use).
How Loralie 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 Loralie's total volume
Loralie by state
Where Loralie concentrates geographically, total births since 1925
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #2 | Florida | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
5 of 958 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Loralie's data
- Loralie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (279 total births) through the 2020s (131) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Loralies (5 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Loralie
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loralie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2012)
Similar record span (~100 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, 1925–2025 (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 Loralie 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.