US rank #16494 Girls' name Peak 2010 119 births

Loreley — #16494 US girls' name

119 babies named Loreley in U.S. Social Security records since 2006, with the highest year being 2010. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s242010s652020s30
#16494
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 7% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

55% of everyone ever named Loreley was born in this single decade.

2010
Single peak year

16 babies were named Loreley in 2010 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loreley

The Social Security Administration has registered 119 babies named Loreley between 2006 and 2024, spanning 19 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loreley currently holds the #16494 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2010, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loreley performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 65 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Loreley shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loreley in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loreley 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 119 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.

Loreley at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

119

Since 2006

19 years of records

Peak year

2010

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#16,494

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2006

Recorded for 19 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loreley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2006

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2010)
16
Annual births at peak — across 19 years of records
05101520 20242022202020162014201220092006 10

Loreley by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
65 births that decade — 55% of Loreley's all-time total
2000s242010s652020s30

Loreley by state

Where Loreley concentrates geographically — total births since 2006

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Loreley
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 5.0%
Texas share of Loreley's total US births 5.0%

6 of 119 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loreley?
119 babies have been named Loreley since 2006. It currently ranks #16494 among girls. The peak year was 2010 with 16 births.
When was Loreley most popular?
Loreley was most popular in the 2010s decade with 65 total births. The single peak year was 2010.
Where is Loreley most popular?
The top states for the name Loreley are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Loreley been used?
Loreley has been recorded in Social Security data since 2006, spanning 19 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loreley?
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, 2006–2024 (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.