Girls' name · since 1928
Lorelie
Since 1928, U.S. Social Security records show 416 babies named Lorelie, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
416 girls have been named Lorelie since 1928, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lorelie has 416 recorded births among girls since 1928, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1928 to 2024.
- #13,212 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 416 born since 1928
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorelie ranks #13,212 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 416 born since 1928, peaking in the 1950s.
- #13,212 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 416
- born since 1928
- 1950s
- peak decade
Lorelie's 416 recorded births place it above 81.72% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
Lorelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorelie splits its recorded history at 1965: 51% of all births land in the more recent half, 49% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1928 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 14 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorelie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1928–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 97 years of records
Lorelie by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (72 births, 17% of the file).
1950s was Lorelie's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lorelie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s
1940s
67 births
- 1950s
1950s
72 births
- 1960s
1960s
57 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
65 births
- 2020s
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 72 births (17% of all-time use).
Lorelie by state
Where Lorelie concentrates geographically, total births since 1928
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What to do with Lorelie's data
- Lorelie's usage has stayed within range of its 1950s decade-level peak (72 total births) through the 2020s (35) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Lorelies (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorelie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~96 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, 1928–2024 (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 Lorelie 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.