Recorded 1917–1930 Boys' name Peak 1920 29 births

Loranza — boys' name

29 babies named Loranza in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s91930s7
1910s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Loranza was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

9 babies were named Loranza in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loranza

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Loranza between 1917 and 1930, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loranza currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1930. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loranza performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 13 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loranza shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loranza 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 29 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.

Loranza at a glance

Last recorded 1930

Total births

29

Since 1917

14 years of records

Peak year

1920

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1930

Active since

1917

Recorded for 14 years

Last year on file: 1930

Loranza popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1930–1917

Last recorded 1930
Peak year (1920)
9
Annual births at peak — across 14 years of records
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Loranza by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
13 births that decade — 45% of Loranza's all-time total
1910s131920s91930s7

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loranza?
29 babies have been named Loranza since 1917. It was last recorded in 1930. The peak year was 1920 with 9 births.
When was Loranza most popular?
Loranza was most popular in the 1910s decade with 13 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
How long has the name Loranza been used?
Loranza has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 14 years of data through 1930.
What names are similar to Loranza?
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, 1917–1930 (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.