Girls' name · since 2006
Loreley
124 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.
- #24,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
124 babies have been named Loreley since 2006, making it today's #16149 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Loreley recorded 124 times among girls since 2006, holding rank #16149 nationally today, ahead of 7% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2006 to 2025.
- #24,761 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #16,149 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 124 born since 2006
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreley ranks #24,761 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #16,149 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 124 born since 2006, peaking in the 2010s.
- #24,761 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #16,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 124
- born since 2006
- 2010s
- peak decade
Loreley's 124 recorded births place it above 65.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Loreley compares
124 28th percentile among 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
Loreley's all-time total is 67% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Loreley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 124 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 16 | 21 | 19,840 |
Loreley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loreley splits its recorded history at 2016: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2024 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2010 peak of 16 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loreley popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2006–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 20 years of records
Loreley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (65 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Loreley's strongest decade.
65 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Loreley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 65 births (52% of all-time use).
Loreley by state
Where Loreley concentrates geographically, total births since 2006
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 6 | 4.8% |
6 of 124 births nationwide.
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What to do with Loreley's data
- Loreley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (65 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Loreleys (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loreley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~19 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, 2006–2025 (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 Loreley 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.