Girls' name · since 1908
Lorane
Lorane has 423 recorded births since 1908 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1920 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #13,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 423
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorane sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 423 recorded since 1908.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorane has been recorded 423 times among girls since 1908, though it is not among the currently most-used girls 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 1908 to 1994.
- #13,073 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 423 born since 1908
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorane ranks #13,073 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 423 born since 1908, peaking in the 1920s.
- #13,073 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 423
- born since 1908
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorane's 423 recorded births place it above 81.91% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lorane's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorane's full recorded timeline at 1935, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorane popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–1994
- Peak year (1920)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 87 years of records
Lorane popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1930 (Lorane as boys' name)
Lorane by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (126 births, 30% of the file).
1920s was Lorane's strongest decade.
126 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Lorane births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 6
1900s
6 births
- 1910s
1910s
51 births
- 1920s
1920s
126 births
- 1930s
1930s
79 births
- 1940s
1940s
57 births
- 1950s
1950s
54 births
- 1960s 45
1960s
45 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 126 births (30% of all-time use).
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What to do with Lorane's data
- Lorane's decade-level peak was the 1920s (126 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lorane: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~86 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, 1908–1994 (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 Lorane 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.