Recorded 1911–1992 Girls' name Peak 1959 67 births

Lorana — girls' name

67 babies named Lorana in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1959. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Lorana was born in this single decade.

1959
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lorana in 1959 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorana

The Social Security Administration has registered 67 babies named Lorana between 1911 and 1992, spanning 82 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1959, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorana performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lorana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorana 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 67 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.

Lorana at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

67

Since 1911

82 years of records

Peak year

1959

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1911

Recorded for 82 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lorana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1911

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1959)
9
Annual births at peak — across 82 years of records
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Lorana by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
20 births that decade — 30% of Lorana's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorana?
67 babies have been named Lorana since 1911. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1959 with 9 births.
When was Lorana most popular?
Lorana was most popular in the 1940s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1959.
How long has the name Lorana been used?
Lorana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 82 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lorana?
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, 1911–1992 (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.