Girls' name · since 1908
Lorie
21,964 babies named Lorie in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,964
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
21,964 babies have been named Lorie since 1908, making it today's #10985 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorie has been recorded 21,964 times among girls since 1908, currently ranked #10985 nationally and more common than 36% 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 1908 to 2025.
- #998 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,985 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 21,964 born since 1908
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorie ranks #998 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,985 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 21,964 born since 1908, peaking in the 1960s.
- #998 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,985 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 21,964
- born since 1908
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorie's 21,964 recorded births place it above 98.62% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lorie compares
21,964 Top 6% higher than 94% 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
Lorie's all-time total is 58x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 21,964 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,306 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorie splits its recorded history at 1969: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1908 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 1,306 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorie popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1908–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 1,306
- Annual births at peak, across 118 years of records
Lorie popularity over time - boys
104 total births recorded since 1919 (Lorie as boys' name)
Lorie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (10,619 births, 48% of the file).
1960s was Lorie's strongest decade.
10,619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Lorie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s 69
1910s
69 births
- 1920s 101
1920s
101 births
- 1930s 107
1930s
107 births
- 1940s 328
1940s
328 births
- 1950s 3,466
1950s
3,466 births
- 1960s
1960s
10,619 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,292 births
- 1980s 1,265
1980s
1,265 births
- 1990s 338
1990s
338 births
- 2000s 194
2000s
194 births
- 2010s 116
2010s
116 births
- 2020s 64
2020s
64 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 10,619 births (48% of all-time use).
How Lorie 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 Lorie's total volume
Lorie by state
Where Lorie concentrates geographically, total births since 1908
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 2,116 | 9.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 1,255 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,245 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 1,205 | 5.5% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,202 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,098 | 5.0% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 864 | 3.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 758 | 3.5% |
2,116 of 21,964 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Lorie appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lorie's data
- Lorie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (10,619 total births); usage has since declined to 64 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lories (2,116 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
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorie: 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 (~117 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, 1908–2025 (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 Lorie 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.