US rank #9945 Girls' name Peak 2010 249 births

Loralye — #9945 US girls' name

249 babies named Loralye in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s632010s1512020s35
#9945
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Loralye was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

24 babies were named Loralye in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loralye

The Social Security Administration has registered 249 babies named Loralye between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loralye currently holds the #9945 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 24 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loralye performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 151 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loralye shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Tennessee, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loralye in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loralye 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 249 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.

Loralye at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

249

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2010

24 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,945

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loralye popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
24
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
0510152025 20242020201720142011200820052002 7

Loralye by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
151 births that decade — 61% of Loralye's all-time total
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Loralye by state

Where Loralye concentrates geographically — total births since 2002

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Loralye
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Tennessee
5 2.0%
Tennessee share of Loralye's total US births 2.0%

5 of 249 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loralye?
249 babies have been named Loralye since 2002. It currently ranks #9945 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 24 births.
When was Loralye most popular?
Loralye was most popular in the 2010s decade with 151 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Loralye most popular?
The top states for the name Loralye are Tennessee (5 births).
How long has the name Loralye been used?
Loralye has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loralye?
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, 2002–2024 (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.