Recorded 1899–1992 Girls' name Peak 1920 1,368 births

Lorean — girls' name

1,368 babies named Lorean in U.S. Social Security records since 1899, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51900s841910s2901920s3851930s2241940s1471950s1231960s351980s651990s10
1920s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Lorean was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

56 babies were named Lorean in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorean

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,368 babies named Lorean between 1899 and 1992, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 56 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 385 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lorean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Mississippi, which accounts for 98 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Arkansas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorean in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorean 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 1,368 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.

Lorean at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

1,368

Since 1899

94 years of records

Peak year

1920

56 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1899

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 1992

Lorean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1899

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1920)
56
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
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Lorean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
385 births that decade — 28% of Lorean's all-time total
1890s51900s841910s2901920s3851930s2241940s1471950s1231960s351980s651990s10

Lorean by state

Where Lorean concentrates geographically — total births since 1899

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lorean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Mississippi
98 7.2%
#2 Texas
47 3.4%
#3 Arkansas
39 2.9%
#4 Alabama
34 2.5%
#5 Oklahoma
33 2.4%
#6 Kentucky
14 1.0%
#7 Tennessee
8 0.6%
Mississippi share of Lorean's total US births 7.2%
Even split

98 of 1,368 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorean?
1,368 babies have been named Lorean since 1899. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1920 with 56 births.
When was Lorean most popular?
Lorean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 385 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Lorean most popular?
The top states for the name Lorean are Mississippi (98 births), Texas (47 births), Arkansas (39 births).
How long has the name Lorean been used?
Lorean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1899, spanning 94 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Lorean?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lori, Lorraine, Loretta, Lora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1899–1992 (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.