Girls' name · since 1915
Lore
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 1,118 babies named Lore, peaking in 1961. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,118
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lore sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,118 recorded since 1915.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lore has been recorded 1,118 times among girls since 1915, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2024.
- #6,945 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,118 born since 1915
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lore ranks #6,945 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,118 born since 1915, peaking in the 1960s.
- #6,945 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,118
- born since 1915
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lore's 1,118 recorded births place it above 90.39% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lore splits its recorded history at 1960: 55% of all births land in the more recent half, 45% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1961 peak of 56 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lore popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2024
- Peak year (1961)
- 56
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Lore by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (375 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Lore's strongest decade.
375 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 46
1920s
46 births
- 1930s 83
1930s
83 births
- 1940s 67
1940s
67 births
- 1950s
1950s
296 births
- 1960s
1960s
375 births
- 1970s 122
1970s
122 births
- 1980s 67
1980s
67 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
- 2000s 10
2000s
10 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 375 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lore compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lore's total volume
Lore by state
Where Lore concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 49 | 4.4% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #3 | New York | | 34 | 3.0% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 12 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Texas | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.6% |
49 of 1,118 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Lore's data
- Lore's decade-level peak was the 1960s (375 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lores (49 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1915–2024 (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 Lore 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.