Recorded 1938–1975 Girls' name Peak 1954 160 births

Lorelee — girls' name

160 babies named Lorelee in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s151940s351950s641960s351970s11
1950s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Lorelee was born in this single decade.

1954
Single peak year

13 babies were named Lorelee in 1954 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorelee

The Social Security Administration has registered 160 babies named Lorelee between 1938 and 1975, spanning 38 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorelee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1975. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorelee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lorelee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorelee 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 160 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.

Lorelee at a glance

Last recorded 1975

Total births

160

Since 1938

38 years of records

Peak year

1954

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1975

Active since

1938

Recorded for 38 years

Last year on file: 1975

Lorelee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1975–1938

Last recorded 1975
Peak year (1954)
13
Annual births at peak — across 38 years of records
468101214 197519661960195719541948194319391938 8

Lorelee by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
64 births that decade — 40% of Lorelee's all-time total
1930s151940s351950s641960s351970s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorelee?
160 babies have been named Lorelee since 1938. It was last recorded in 1975. The peak year was 1954 with 13 births.
When was Lorelee most popular?
Lorelee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1954.
How long has the name Lorelee been used?
Lorelee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 38 years of data through 1975.
What names are similar to Lorelee?
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.

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, 1938–1975 (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.