Total births
31
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.
- 31
- total births
- 2018–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that 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.
- 31 total births
- 2018–2023 years on record
- 2020s peak decade
- 68% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
31 boys have been named Lorde since 2018, peaking in the 2020s, last recorded in 2023.
- 31
- total births
- 2018–2023
- years on record
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 68%
- born in that decade
2020s
Peak decade
68% of everyone ever named Lorde was born in this single decade.
2020
Single peak year
10 babies were named Lorde in 2020 - its busiest year on record.
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 at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2020
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2018
Lorde popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–2023
- Peak year (2020)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Lorde popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2014 (Lorde as girls' name)
Lorde by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 2010s
2010s
10 births
- 2020s
2020s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 21 births (68% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lorde? ▼
Since 2018, Social Security records show 31 babies named Lorde. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2020, with 10 births.
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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Lorin Boy
#10955 4,729 births
Lorne Boy
#10991 4,302 births
Loran Boy
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Lorde: Baby Name Since 2018 - 31 Births, Peak 2020." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/lorde. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 July 2026.