Recorded 1945–2019 Girls' name Peak 1965 368 births

Loralyn — girls' name

368 babies named Loralyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1945, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s221950s1201960s1391970s381980s101990s112000s52010s23
1960s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Loralyn was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

21 babies were named Loralyn in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loralyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 368 babies named Loralyn between 1945 and 2019, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loralyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2019. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loralyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 139 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Loralyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loralyn 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 368 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.

Loralyn at a glance

Last recorded 2019

Total births

368

Since 1945

75 years of records

Peak year

1965

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2019

Active since

1945

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 2019

Loralyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2019–1945

Last recorded 2019
Peak year (1965)
21
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
0510152025 201919931974196919641959195419491945 5

Loralyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
139 births that decade — 38% of Loralyn's all-time total
1940s221950s1201960s1391970s381980s101990s112000s52010s23

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loralyn?
368 babies have been named Loralyn since 1945. It was last recorded in 2019. The peak year was 1965 with 21 births.
When was Loralyn most popular?
Loralyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 139 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Loralyn been used?
Loralyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1945, spanning 75 years of data through 2019.
What names are similar to Loralyn?
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.

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, 1945–2019 (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.