Girls' name · since 1916
Lorenda
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.
- #8,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 829
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorenda is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 829 have been recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Lorenda recorded 829 times among girls since 1916, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2007.
- #8,537 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 829 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorenda ranks #8,537 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 829 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #8,537 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 829
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorenda's 829 recorded births place it above 88.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Ohio.
Lorenda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorenda's full recorded timeline at 1966, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1927, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1967 peak of 39 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorenda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2007
- Peak year (1967)
- 39
- Annual births at peak, across 92 years of records
Lorenda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (282 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Lorenda's strongest decade.
282 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lorenda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 9
1910s
9 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 10
1930s
10 births
- 1940s 63
1940s
63 births
- 1950s
1950s
153 births
- 1960s
1960s
282 births
- 1970s
1970s
172 births
- 1980s 98
1980s
98 births
- 1990s 32
1990s
32 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 282 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lorenda 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 Lorenda's total volume
Lorenda by state
Where Lorenda concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Ohio | | 11 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 10 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.6% |
11 of 829 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorenda's data
- Lorenda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (282 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Ohio records the most Lorendas (11 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Ohio 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 number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorenda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1967)
Similar record span (~91 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, 1916–2007 (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 Lorenda 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.