Recorded 1958–2013 Unisex name Peak 1963 233 births

Lorian — unisex name

233 babies named Lorian in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s121960s631970s481980s401990s382000s262010s6
1960s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Lorian was born in this single decade.

1963
Single peak year

16 babies were named Lorian in 1963 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorian

The Social Security Administration has registered 233 babies named Lorian between 1958 and 2013, spanning 56 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorian currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 16 babies received it in a single year. Lorian is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 23 additional births since 2017.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorian performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 63 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lorian shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorian 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 233 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.

Lorian at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

233

Since 1958

56 years of records

Peak year

1963

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1958

Recorded for 56 years

Last year on file: 2013

Lorian popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1958

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1963)
16
Annual births at peak — across 56 years of records
05101520 20131999199119821974196819621958 7

Lorian popularity over time — boys

23 total births recorded since 2017 (Lorian as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 23 births
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Lorian by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
63 births that decade — 27% of Lorian's all-time total
1950s121960s631970s481980s401990s382000s262010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorian?
233 babies have been named Lorian since 1958. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1963 with 16 births.
When was Lorian most popular?
Lorian was most popular in the 1960s decade with 63 total births. The single peak year was 1963.
Is Lorian a unisex name?
Yes, Lorian is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 233 births, and as a boy's name it has 23 births.
How long has the name Lorian been used?
Lorian has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 56 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Lorian?
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, 1958–2013 (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.