Unisex name · since 2018

Lorde

31 babies named Lorde in U.S. Social Security records since 2018, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#25,651 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade

Lorde is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 31 have been recorded since 2018.

Lorde has 31 recorded births among boys since 2018, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2018 to 2023.

  • #25,651 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 31 born since 2018
  • 2020s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorde ranks #25,651 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 31 born since 2018, peaking in the 2020s.

#25,651 of 45,481
all-time among boys
31
born since 2018
2020s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Lorde's 31 recorded births place it above 43.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lorde's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Lorde's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2018, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Lorde popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2020)
10
Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
4681012 20182019202020212023 6

Lorde popularity over time - girls

11 total births recorded since 2014 (Lorde as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 11 births
4.555.566.5 20142018 6

Lorde by decade

2020s is the heaviest window (21 births, 68% of the file).

2020s was Lorde's strongest decade.

21 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Lorde births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorde? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 31 babies named Lorde. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #25,651 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 10 births.
Where does Lorde sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorde ranks #25,651 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lorde most popular? ▼
Lorde was most popular in the 2020s decade with 21 total births. The single peak year was 2020.
Is Lorde a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Lorde is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 31 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Lorde been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Lorde since 2018 -- 6 years through the most recent 2023 data.
What names are similar to Lorde? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Lorde

Nearby Names Like Lorde

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lorde

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lorde: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2018–2023 (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 Lorde 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.