Lorien — #13552 US girls' name
915 babies named Lorien in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1979. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 23% of names given to girls today.
27% of everyone ever named Lorien was born in this single decade.
41 babies were named Lorien in 1979 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Lorien
The Social Security Administration has registered 915 babies named Lorien between 1917 and 2024, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorien currently holds the #13552 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1979, when 41 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorien performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 247 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lorien shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 54 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorien in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Lorien 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 915 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.
Lorien at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Lorien popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1917
- Peak year (1979)
- 41
- Annual births at peak — across 108 years of records
Currently ranks #13552 among girls.
915 total births across 108 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1979 with 41 births in a single year.
Lorien popularity over time — boys
24 total births recorded since 2020 (Lorien as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Lorien accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Lorien by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 247 births that decade — 27% of Lorien's all-time total
Lorien decade highlights
- Peak decade 247 births
- Runner-up 214 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Lorien's strongest decade
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 27% of all-time use.
Lorien by state
Where Lorien concentrates geographically — total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 5.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
54 of 915 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 5.9% of nationwide
- New York 1.1% of nationwide
- Michigan 0.5% of nationwide
- Texas 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 5.9% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Lorien? ▼
When was Lorien most popular? ▼
Where is Lorien most popular? ▼
How long has the name Lorien been used? ▼
What names are similar to Lorien? ▼
Keep exploring Lorien
Nearby Names Like Lorien
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lorien
Compare Lorien side by side: Lorien vs Lori Lorien vs Lorraine Lorien vs Loretta
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lorien
Baby Name Guides
Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name
Explore more names
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, 1917–2024 (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.