Girls' name · since 1911
Lorana
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 67 babies named Lorana, peaking in 1959. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #31,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1911
- 1940s
- peak decade
67 girls have been named Lorana since 1911, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lorana recorded 67 times among girls since 1911, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 1992.
- #31,636 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 67 born since 1911
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorana ranks #31,636 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1911, peaking in the 1940s.
- #31,636 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 67
- born since 1911
- 1940s
- peak decade
Lorana's 67 recorded births place it above 56.16% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lorana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorana's SSA record in two at 1943 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1911, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1959 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–1992
- Peak year (1959)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 82 years of records
Lorana by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (20 births, 30% of the file).
1940s was Lorana's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Lorana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
- 1930s
1930s
10 births
- 1940s
1940s
20 births
- 1950s
1950s
9 births
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 20 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lorana's data
- Lorana's decade-level peak was the 1940s (20 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Lorana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1959)
Similar record span (~81 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, 1911–1992 (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 Lorana 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.