US rank #5420 Girls' name Peak 1920 39,361 births

Lorene — #5420 US girls' name

39,361 babies named Lorene in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s661890s4351900s16531910s80341920s112431930s61801940s39061950s33681960s23091970s8851980s4671990s3022000s2422010s1762020s95
#5420
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

1920s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Lorene was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

1,353 babies were named Lorene in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorene

The Social Security Administration has registered 39,361 babies named Lorene between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorene currently holds the #5420 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 1,353 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 11,243 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Lorene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,456 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Oklahoma and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorene in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorene 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 39,361 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.

Lorene at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

39,361

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1920

1,353 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

#5,420

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Lorene popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1920)
1,353
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Lorene popularity over time — boys

113 total births recorded since 1915 (Lorene as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 113 births
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Lorene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
11,243 births that decade — 29% of Lorene's all-time total
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Lorene by state

Where Lorene concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lorene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,456 8.8%
#2 Oklahoma
2,822 7.2%
#3 Alabama
2,264 5.8%
#4 Arkansas
2,203 5.6%
#5 Missouri
1,964 5.0%
#6 Tennessee
1,858 4.7%
#7 Kentucky
1,815 4.6%
#8 Illinois
1,629 4.1%
Texas share of Lorene's total US births 8.8%
Even split

3,456 of 39,361 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Lorene appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorene?
39,361 babies have been named Lorene since 1880. It currently ranks #5420 among girls. The peak year was 1920 with 1,353 births.
When was Lorene most popular?
Lorene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 11,243 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Lorene most popular?
The top states for the name Lorene are Texas (3,456 births), Oklahoma (2,822 births), Alabama (2,264 births).
How long has the name Lorene been used?
Lorene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Lorene?
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, 1880–2024 (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.