Girls' name · since 1924
Lori
Lori has 341,911 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,726 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341,911
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lori is the #1726 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 341,911 recorded since 1924.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lori has been recorded 341,911 times among girls since 1924, currently ranked #1726 nationally and more common than 90% of girls, 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 1924 to 2025.
- #109 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,726 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 341,911 born since 1924
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lori ranks #109 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,726 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 341,911 born since 1924, peaking in the 1960s.
- #109 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,726 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 341,911
- born since 1924
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lori's 341,911 recorded births place it above 99.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lori compares
341,911 Top 1% higher than 99% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lori's all-time total is 909x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lori | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 341,911 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 23,899 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lori's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lori's full recorded timeline at 1975, 17% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 83% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1925, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1963 peak of 23,899 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lori popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 23,899
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Lori popularity over time - boys
853 total births recorded since 1954 (Lori as boys' name)
Lori by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (176,560 births, 52% of the file).
1960s was Lori's strongest decade.
176,560 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Lori births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 31
1920s
31 births
- 1930s 126
1930s
126 births
- 1940s 794
1940s
794 births
- 1950s 56,070
1950s
56,070 births
- 1960s
1960s
176,560 births
- 1970s
1970s
77,777 births
- 1980s 21,645
1980s
21,645 births
- 1990s 4,945
1990s
4,945 births
- 2000s 1,884
2000s
1,884 births
- 2010s 1,247
2010s
1,247 births
- 2020s 832
2020s
832 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 176,560 births (52% of all-time use).
How Lori 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 Lori's total volume
Lori by state
Where Lori concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 30,603 | 9.0% |
| #2 | New York | | 25,878 | 7.6% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 24,196 | 7.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 21,626 | 6.3% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 19,023 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 18,065 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Texas | | 14,966 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Wisconsin | | 12,834 | 3.8% |
30,603 of 341,911 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Lori appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lori's data
- Lori's decade-level peak was the 1960s (176,560 total births); usage has since declined to 832 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Loris (30,603 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 popularity rank to Lori
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lori: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1924–2025 (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 Lori 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.