Girls' name · since 1989
Lorely
Since 1989, U.S. Social Security records show 203 babies named Lorely, peaking in 2004. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lorely is the #13723 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 203 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Lorely recorded 203 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #13723 nationally today, ahead of 21% 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 1989 to 2025.
- #19,663 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,723 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 203 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorely ranks #19,663 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,723 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 203 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #19,663 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,723 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 203
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Lorely's 203 recorded births place it above 72.79% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lorely compares
203 37th percentile among 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
Lorely's all-time total is 46% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorely | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 203 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 17 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorely's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorely splits its recorded history at 2008: 49% of all births land in the more recent half, 51% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2004 peak of 17 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorely popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2004)
- 17
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Lorely by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (101 births, 50% of the file).
2000s was Lorely's strongest decade.
101 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Lorely births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s
2010s
47 births
- 2020s 31
2020s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 101 births (50% of all-time use).
Lorely by state
Where Lorely concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 21 | 10.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 12 | 5.9% |
21 of 203 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorely's data
- Lorely's decade-level peak was the 2000s (101 total births); usage has since declined to 31 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorelys (21 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorely: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2004)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Lorely 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.