Girls' name · since 1898
Loreen
Loreen has 3,596 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1964 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,596
- born since 1898
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Loreen is the #10973 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 3,596 recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreen has been recorded 3,596 times among girls since 1898, currently ranked #10973 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, 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 1898 to 2025.
- #3,191 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,973 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,596 born since 1898
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreen ranks #3,191 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,973 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,596 born since 1898, peaking in the 1960s.
- #3,191 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,973 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,596
- born since 1898
- 1960s
- peak decade
Loreen's 3,596 recorded births place it above 95.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Loreen compares
3,596 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Loreen's all-time total is 10x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loreen | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,596 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 128 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loreen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loreen splits its recorded history at 1960: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1964 peak of 128 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loreen popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1964)
- 128
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Loreen by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (993 births, 28% of the file).
1960s was Loreen's strongest decade.
993 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Loreen births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 6
1890s
6 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s 114
1910s
114 births
- 1920s 242
1920s
242 births
- 1930s 217
1930s
217 births
- 1940s
1940s
506 births
- 1950s
1950s
865 births
- 1960s
1960s
993 births
- 1970s 276
1970s
276 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 69
1990s
69 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 28
2020s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 993 births (28% of all-time use).
How Loreen 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 Loreen's total volume
Loreen by state
Where Loreen concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 363 | 10.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 245 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 169 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 157 | 4.4% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 109 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 96 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Massachusetts | | 82 | 2.3% |
| #8 | New Jersey | | 40 | 1.1% |
363 of 3,596 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Loreen appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Loreen's data
- Loreen's decade-level peak was the 1960s (993 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Loreens (363 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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Nearby Names Like Loreen
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loreen
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Loreen
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loreen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1964)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Loreen 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.