Total births
271
Girls' name · since 1979
Loriel
271 babies named Loriel in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2014. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 271
- total births
- 1979–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
Loriel sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 271 recorded since 1979.
Loriel has 271 recorded births among girls since 1979, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 2025.
- 271 total births
- 1979–2025 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 36% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
271 girls have been named Loriel since 1979, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.
- 271
- total births
- 1979–2025
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 36%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
36% of everyone ever named Loriel was born in this single decade.
2014
Single peak year
20 babies were named Loriel in 2014 - its busiest year on record.
Loriel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Loriel's full recorded timeline at 2008, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1983, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2014 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Loriel at a glance
Last recorded 2025Peak year
2014
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1979
Loriel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–2025
- Peak year (2014)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 47 years of records
Loriel by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Loriel's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Loriel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s
1980s
48 births
- 1990s
1990s
47 births
- 2000s 32
2000s
32 births
- 2010s
2010s
97 births
- 2020s
2020s
40 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 97 births (36% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Loriel? ▼
Since 1979, Social Security records show 271 babies named Loriel. The most recent recorded year was 2025. Its busiest year on record was 2014, with 20 births.
When was Loriel most popular? ▼
Loriel was most popular in the 2010s decade with 97 total births. The single peak year was 2014.
How long has the name Loriel been used? ▼
Loriel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 47 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Loriel? ▼
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.
What to do with Loriel's data
- Loriel's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (97 total births) through the 2020s (40) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Loriel
Nearby Names Like Loriel
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Loriel
Lori Girl
#1524 341,911 births
Lorraine Girl
#1420 209,910 births
Loretta Girl
#677 177,564 births
Lora Girl
#3516 52,235 births
Lorena Girl
#1275 44,960 births
Compare Loriel side by side: Loriel vs Lori Loriel vs Lorraine Loriel vs Loretta
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1979–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Loriel: Baby Name Since 1979 - 271 Births, Peak 2014." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/loriel. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Loriel 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 July 2026.