Unisex name · since 1880
Loran
3,714 babies named Loran in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1943. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,714
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loran is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 3,714 have been recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loran has been recorded 3,714 times among boys since 1880, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2023.
- #2,206 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 3,714 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loran ranks #2,206 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 3,714 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,206 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 3,714
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loran's 3,714 recorded births place it above 95.14% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Loran's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loran splits its recorded history at 1954: 34% of all births land in the more recent half, 66% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1880 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1943 peak of 79 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loran popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2023
- Peak year (1943)
- 79
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Loran popularity over time - girls
817 total births recorded since 1950 (Loran as girls' name)
Loran by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (609 births, 16% of the file).
1920s was Loran's strongest decade.
609 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 16% of all-time use.
Loran births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 23
1880s
23 births
- 1890s 40
1890s
40 births
- 1900s 80
1900s
80 births
- 1910s
1910s
418 births
- 1920s
1920s
609 births
- 1930s
1930s
539 births
- 1940s
1940s
553 births
- 1950s
1950s
453 births
- 1960s
1960s
403 births
- 1970s 209
1970s
209 births
- 1980s 171
1980s
171 births
- 1990s 103
1990s
103 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 609 births (16% of all-time use).
How Loran compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Loran's total volume
Loran by state
Where Loran concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 123 | 3.3% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 66 | 1.8% |
| #3 | Iowa | | 60 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 56 | 1.5% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 55 | 1.5% |
| #6 | Oklahoma | | 51 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 48 | 1.3% |
| #8 | Texas | | 41 | 1.1% |
123 of 3,714 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Loran appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Loran's data
- Loran's decade-level peak was the 1920s (609 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorans (123 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loran: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1943)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1880–2023 (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 Loran 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.