Recorded 1916–2007 Girls' name Peak 1967 829 births

Lorenda — girls' name

829 babies named Lorenda in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1967. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s91920s51930s101940s631950s1531960s2821970s1721980s981990s322000s5
1960s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lorenda was born in this single decade.

1967
Single peak year

39 babies were named Lorenda in 1967 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorenda

The Social Security Administration has registered 829 babies named Lorenda between 1916 and 2007, spanning 92 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorenda currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1967, when 39 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorenda performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 282 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lorenda shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Ohio, which accounts for 11 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorenda in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorenda 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 829 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.

Lorenda at a glance

Last recorded 2007

Total births

829

Since 1916

92 years of records

Peak year

1967

39 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2007

Active since

1916

Recorded for 92 years

Last year on file: 2007

Lorenda popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1916

Last recorded 2007
Peak year (1967)
39
Annual births at peak — across 92 years of records
01020304050 200719871979197119631955194719351916 9

Lorenda by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
282 births that decade — 34% of Lorenda's all-time total
1910s91920s51930s101940s631950s1531960s2821970s1721980s981990s322000s5

Lorenda by state

Where Lorenda concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lorenda
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Ohio
11 1.3%
#2 California
10 1.2%
#3 Georgia
5 0.6%
Ohio share of Lorenda's total US births 1.3%
Even split

11 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorenda?
829 babies have been named Lorenda since 1916. It was last recorded in 2007. The peak year was 1967 with 39 births.
When was Lorenda most popular?
Lorenda was most popular in the 1960s decade with 282 total births. The single peak year was 1967.
Where is Lorenda most popular?
The top states for the name Lorenda are Ohio (11 births), California (10 births), Georgia (5 births).
How long has the name Lorenda been used?
Lorenda has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 92 years of data through 2007.
What names are similar to Lorenda?
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.

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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, 1916–2007 (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.