Girls' name · since 1938

Loreli

662 babies named Loreli in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#9,885 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,184 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
662
born since 1938
2000s
peak decade

662 babies have been named Loreli since 1938, making it today's #7184 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Loreli recorded 662 times among girls since 1938, holding rank #7184 nationally today, ahead of 58% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 2025.

  • #9,885 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #7,184 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 662 born since 1938
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreli ranks #9,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,184 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 662 born since 1938, peaking in the 2000s.

#9,885 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#7,184 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
662
born since 1938
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%58.4%
Loreli vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Loreli's 662 recorded births place it above 86.32% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Loreli compares

662 Top 40% higher than 60% 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

Loreli's all-time total is 76% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Loreli Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 662 376 567,345
Peak-year births 27 21 19,840

Loreli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Loreli's SSA record in two at 1981 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1942, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 27, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Loreli popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
27
Annual births at peak, across 88 years of records
051015202530 193819541962197019902005201320212025 15

Loreli by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (161 births, 24% of the file).

2000s was Loreli's strongest decade.

161 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Loreli births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 161 births (24% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Loreli 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 Loreli's total volume

Loreli vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 2%4%6%8%10%12% 050100150 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -30, 6.6%-50, 4.1%-43, 5.1%-44, 9.8%-37, 5.1%-51, 3.9%-60, 4.8%-36, 4.5%-27, 8.3%-39, 6.3%-26, 9.1%-117, 3%-36, 6.3%-34, 6.2%-44, 4.5%Loreli-88, 4.1%Loreli
Loreli vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Loreli by state

Where Loreli concentrates geographically, total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Loreli
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
15 2.3%
#2 California
11 1.7%
Texas share of Loreli's total US births 2.3%
Even split

15 of 662 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loreli?
Since 1938, Social Security records show 662 babies named Loreli. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #9,885 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #7,184 of 17,297 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2022, with 27 births.
Where does Loreli sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loreli ranks #9,885 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,184 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Loreli most popular?
Loreli was most popular in the 2000s decade with 161 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Loreli most popular?
The top states for the name Loreli are Texas (15 births), California (11 births).
How long has the name Loreli been used?
Loreli has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 88 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Loreli?
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.

What to do with Loreli's data

  • Loreli's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (161 total births) through the 2020s (100) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Lorelis (15 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.

Keep exploring Loreli

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Loreli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1938–2025 (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 Loreli 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.