Girls' name · since 1880
Lorena
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 44,960 babies named Lorena, peaking in 1980. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,960
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
44,960 babies have been named Lorena since 1880, making it today's #1291 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Lorena recorded 44,960 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1291 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #639 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,291 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 44,960 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorena ranks #639 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,291 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 44,960 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #639 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,291 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 44,960
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Lorena's 44,960 recorded births place it above 99.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lorena compares
44,960 Top 4% higher than 96% 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
Lorena's all-time total is 120x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 44,960 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 820 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorena's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 70% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 30%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 27 births recorded -- set against the 1980 peak of 820, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorena popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1980)
- 820
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Lorena popularity over time - boys
219 total births recorded since 1969 (Lorena as boys' name)
Lorena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6,836 births, 15% of the file).
1990s was Lorena's strongest decade.
6,836 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lorena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 508
1880s
508 births
- 1890s 1,070
1890s
1,070 births
- 1900s 1,522
1900s
1,522 births
- 1910s
1910s
3,242 births
- 1920s
1920s
3,272 births
- 1930s 1,841
1930s
1,841 births
- 1940s 1,552
1940s
1,552 births
- 1950s 1,655
1950s
1,655 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,534 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,860 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,558 births
- 1990s
1990s
6,836 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,437 births
- 2010s 2,015
2010s
2,015 births
- 2020s 1,058
2020s
1,058 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6,836 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lorena 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 Lorena's total volume
Lorena by state
Where Lorena concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11,834 | 26.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6,952 | 15.5% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 1,896 | 4.2% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,422 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Florida | | 1,254 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 969 | 2.2% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 961 | 2.1% |
| #8 | Louisiana | | 883 | 2.0% |
11,834 of 44,960 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Lorena appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lorena's data
- Lorena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (6,836 total births); usage has since declined to 1,058 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorenas (11,834 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lorena
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1980)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Lorena 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.