Recorded 1915–1989 Boys' name Peak 1944 174 births

Lorance — boys' name

174 babies named Lorance in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1944. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s201920s511930s421940s281950s231960s51980s5
1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Lorance was born in this single decade.

1944
Single peak year

10 babies were named Lorance in 1944 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorance

The Social Security Administration has registered 174 babies named Lorance between 1915 and 1989, spanning 75 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Lorance currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1944, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorance performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 51 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lorance shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorance 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 174 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.

Lorance at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

174

Since 1915

75 years of records

Peak year

1944

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1915

Recorded for 75 years

Last year on file: 1989

Lorance popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1915

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1944)
10
Annual births at peak — across 75 years of records
4681012 19891954194419361928192319161915 5

Lorance by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
51 births that decade — 29% of Lorance's all-time total
1910s201920s511930s421940s281950s231960s51980s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorance?
174 babies have been named Lorance since 1915. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1944 with 10 births.
When was Lorance most popular?
Lorance was most popular in the 1920s decade with 51 total births. The single peak year was 1944.
How long has the name Lorance been used?
Lorance has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 75 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Lorance?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lorenzo, Loren, Lorin, Lorne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1915–1989 (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.