Unisex name · since 1914
Lorell
304 babies named Lorell in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 304 recorded since 1914.
Lorell has 304 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1992.
- #15,792 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 304 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorell ranks #15,792 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 304 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #15,792 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 304
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorell's 304 recorded births place it above 78.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Tennessee.
Lorell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorell's full recorded timeline at 1948, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorell popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1992
- Peak year (1920)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 79 years of records
Lorell popularity over time - boys
42 total births recorded since 1918 (Lorell as boys' name)
Lorell by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (62 births, 20% of the file).
1920s was Lorell's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 20% of all-time use.
Lorell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
62 births
- 1930s
1930s
26 births
- 1940s
1940s
44 births
- 1950s
1950s
42 births
- 1960s
1960s
32 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 6
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 62 births (20% of all-time use).
Lorell by state
Where Lorell concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Tennessee | | 5 | 1.6% |
5 of 304 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lorell's data
- Lorell's decade-level peak was the 1920s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Tennessee records the most Lorells (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Tennessee names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lorell: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~78 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, 1914–1992 (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 Lorell 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.