Girls' name · since 1944
Lorey
Lorey has 265 recorded births since 1944 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1962 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorey is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 265 have been recorded since 1944.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorey has been recorded 265 times among girls since 1944, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1944 to 1984.
- #17,038 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 265 born since 1944
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorey ranks #17,038 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 265 born since 1944, peaking in the 1960s.
- #17,038 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 265
- born since 1944
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorey's 265 recorded births place it above 76.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lorey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorey's SSA record in two at 1966 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1944, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1962 peak of 20, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1944–1984
- Peak year (1962)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Lorey by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (131 births, 49% of the file).
1960s was Lorey's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Lorey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
55 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 15
1980s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 131 births (49% of all-time use).
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- Lorey's decade-level peak was the 1960s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 1980s -- 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 Lorey: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1962)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1944–1984 (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 Lorey 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.