Recorded 1915–1976 Girls' name Peak 1934 347 births

Lorella — girls' name

347 babies named Lorella in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s281920s651930s821940s411950s481960s571970s26
1930s
Peak decade

24% of everyone ever named Lorella was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

14 babies were named Lorella in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorella

The Social Security Administration has registered 347 babies named Lorella between 1915 and 1976, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1976. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorella performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 82 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lorella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lorella in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorella 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 347 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.

Lorella at a glance

Last recorded 1976

Total births

347

Since 1915

62 years of records

Peak year

1934

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1976

Active since

1915

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1976

Lorella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1976–1915

Last recorded 1976
Peak year (1934)
14
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
46810121416 197619661959195019391932192519181915 9

Lorella by decade

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

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
82 births that decade — 24% of Lorella's all-time total
1910s281920s651930s821940s411950s481960s571970s26

Lorella by state

Where Lorella concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lorella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 1.4%
Kentucky share of Lorella's total US births 1.4%

5 of 347 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorella?
347 babies have been named Lorella since 1915. It was last recorded in 1976. The peak year was 1934 with 14 births.
When was Lorella most popular?
Lorella was most popular in the 1930s decade with 82 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
Where is Lorella most popular?
The top states for the name Lorella are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Lorella been used?
Lorella has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 62 years of data through 1976.
What names are similar to Lorella?
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, 1915–1976 (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.