Recorded 1989–2022 Girls' name Peak 2004 197 births

Lorely — girls' name

197 babies named Lorely in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s192000s1012010s472020s25
2000s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Lorely was born in this single decade.

2004
Single peak year

17 babies were named Lorely in 2004 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorely

The Social Security Administration has registered 197 babies named Lorely between 1989 and 2022, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorely currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2004, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorely performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 101 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lorely shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 21 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorely in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorely 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 197 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.

Lorely at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

197

Since 1989

34 years of records

Peak year

2004

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

1989

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2022

Lorely popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–1989

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2004)
17
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
05101520 202220192013201020072004200119941989 5

Lorely by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
101 births that decade — 51% of Lorely's all-time total
1980s51990s192000s1012010s472020s25

Lorely by state

Where Lorely concentrates geographically — total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lorely
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
21 10.7%
#2 Texas
12 6.1%
California share of Lorely's total US births 10.7%
Even split

21 of 197 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorely?
197 babies have been named Lorely since 1989. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2004 with 17 births.
When was Lorely most popular?
Lorely was most popular in the 2000s decade with 101 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
Where is Lorely most popular?
The top states for the name Lorely are California (21 births), Texas (12 births).
How long has the name Lorely been used?
Lorely has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 34 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Lorely?
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.

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, 1989–2022 (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.