Girls' name · since 1970
Loreal
1,720 babies named Loreal in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #5,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,720
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Loreal is the #13514 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,720 recorded since 1970.
Social Security Administration records show Loreal recorded 1,720 times among girls since 1970, holding rank #13514 nationally today, ahead of 22% of girls, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #5,208 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,514 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,720 born since 1970
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreal ranks #5,208 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,514 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,720 born since 1970, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,208 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,514 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,720
- born since 1970
- 1980s
- peak decade
Loreal's 1,720 recorded births place it above 92.8% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
13 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Illinois.
How Loreal compares
1,720 Top 24% higher than 76% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Loreal's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loreal | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,720 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loreal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loreal's full recorded timeline at 1998, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1970, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 83 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loreal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (1989)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Loreal by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (559 births, 33% of the file).
1980s was Loreal's strongest decade.
559 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Loreal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 140
1970s
140 births
- 1980s
1980s
559 births
- 1990s
1990s
431 births
- 2000s 220
2000s
220 births
- 2010s
2010s
281 births
- 2020s 89
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 559 births (33% of all-time use).
How Loreal 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 Loreal's total volume
Loreal by state
Where Loreal concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 89 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 68 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 62 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 49 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Texas | | 41 | 2.4% |
| #6 | New York | | 37 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 24 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Florida | | 15 | 0.9% |
89 of 1,720 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 13 reporting states.
Loreal appears in 13 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Loreal's data
- Loreal's decade-level peak was the 1980s (559 total births); usage has since declined to 89 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Loreals (89 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Names with a similar popularity rank to Loreal
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loreal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Loreal 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.