Boys' name · since 1912
Lorence
Since 1912, U.S. Social Security records show 686 babies named Lorence, peaking in 1924. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,530 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,764 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lorence is the #9764 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 686 recorded since 1912.
Lorence has 686 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #9764 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of boys, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #6,530 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #9,764 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 686 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorence ranks #6,530 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #9,764 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 686 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,530 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #9,764 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 686
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorence's 686 recorded births place it above 85.63% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
How Lorence compares
686 Top 38% higher than 62% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Lorence's all-time total is 86% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorence | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 686 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 20 | 34 | 22,252 |
Lorence's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorence splits its recorded history at 1953: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1947 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 20 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorence popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Lorence popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 1921 (Lorence as girls' name)
Lorence by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (106 births, 15% of the file).
1920s was Lorence's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lorence births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
102 births
- 1920s
1920s
106 births
- 1930s
1930s
87 births
- 1940s
1940s
87 births
- 1950s
1950s
83 births
- 1960s
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
- 1990s 28
1990s
28 births
- 2000s 35
2000s
35 births
- 2010s 39
2010s
39 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 106 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lorence compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Lorence's total volume
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What to do with Lorence's data
- Lorence's decade-level peak was the 1920s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
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 Lorence: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~113 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, 1912–2025 (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 Lorence 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.