Recorded 1904–2002 Girls' name Peak 1915 262 births

Lorenia — girls' name

262 babies named Lorenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s51910s301920s521930s281950s261960s171970s421980s241990s222000s16
1920s
Peak decade

20% of everyone ever named Lorenia was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

9 babies were named Lorenia in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 262 babies named Lorenia between 1904 and 2002, spanning 99 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorenia currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2002. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorenia performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Lorenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Arizona, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Louisiana. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorenia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorenia 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 262 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.

Lorenia at a glance

Last recorded 2002

Total births

262

Since 1904

99 years of records

Peak year

1915

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2002

Active since

1904

Recorded for 99 years

Last year on file: 2002

Lorenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–1904

Last recorded 2002
Peak year (1915)
9
Annual births at peak — across 99 years of records
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Lorenia by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 20% of Lorenia's all-time total
1900s51910s301920s521930s281950s261960s171970s421980s241990s222000s16

Lorenia by state

Where Lorenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1904

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lorenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Arizona
6 2.3%
#2 California
5 1.9%
#3 Louisiana
5 1.9%
Arizona share of Lorenia's total US births 2.3%
Even split

6 of 262 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorenia?
262 babies have been named Lorenia since 1904. It was last recorded in 2002. The peak year was 1915 with 9 births.
When was Lorenia most popular?
Lorenia was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
Where is Lorenia most popular?
The top states for the name Lorenia are Arizona (6 births), California (5 births), Louisiana (5 births).
How long has the name Lorenia been used?
Lorenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 99 years of data through 2002.
What names are similar to Lorenia?
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.

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, 1904–2002 (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.