Girls' name · since 1915
Lorelle
Since 1915, U.S. Social Security records show 973 babies named Lorelle, peaking in 1979. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lorelle currently ranks #9510 among girls' names in America, with 973 babies recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Lorelle recorded 973 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #9510 nationally today, ahead of 45% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #7,662 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #9,510 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 973 born since 1915
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorelle ranks #7,662 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,510 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 973 born since 1915, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,662 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #9,510 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 973
- born since 1915
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lorelle's 973 recorded births place it above 89.4% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Lorelle compares
973 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Lorelle's all-time total is 159% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorelle | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 973 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorelle's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorelle's SSA record in two at 1971 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1979 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorelle popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Lorelle by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (120 births, 12% of the file).
1970s was Lorelle's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 12% of all-time use.
Lorelle births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 24
1910s
24 births
- 1920s
1920s
50 births
- 1930s
1930s
83 births
- 1940s
1940s
73 births
- 1950s
1950s
115 births
- 1960s
1960s
108 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
100 births
- 1990s
1990s
94 births
- 2000s
2000s
71 births
- 2010s
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 35
2020s
35 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 120 births (12% of all-time use).
How Lorelle 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 Lorelle's total volume
Lorelle by state
Where Lorelle concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 1.5% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 1.0% |
15 of 973 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorelle's data
- Lorelle's decade-level peak was the 1970s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 35 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Lorelles (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Lorelle: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Lorelle 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.