Girls' name · since 1917
Lorien
Lorien has 924 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1979 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,016 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lorien currently ranks #11016 among girls' names in America, with 924 babies recorded since 1917.
Social Security Administration records show Lorien recorded 924 times among girls since 1917, holding rank #11016 nationally today, ahead of 36% of girls, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2025.
- #7,940 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,016 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 924 born since 1917
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorien ranks #7,940 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,016 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 924 born since 1917, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,940 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,016 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 924
- born since 1917
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lorien's 924 recorded births place it above 89.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lorien compares
924 Top 34% higher than 66% 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
Lorien's all-time total is 146% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorien | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 924 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 41 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorien's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorien splits its recorded history at 1996: 41% of all births land in the more recent half, 59% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1979 peak of 41 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorien popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2025
- Peak year (1979)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 109 years of records
Lorien popularity over time - boys
33 total births recorded since 2020 (Lorien as boys' name)
Lorien by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (247 births, 27% of the file).
1970s was Lorien's strongest decade.
247 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Lorien births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1960s 38
1960s
38 births
- 1970s
1970s
247 births
- 1980s
1980s
203 births
- 1990s 81
1990s
81 births
- 2000s
2000s
214 births
- 2010s 97
2010s
97 births
- 2020s 39
2020s
39 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 247 births (27% of all-time use).
How Lorien 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 Lorien's total volume
Lorien by state
Where Lorien concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 10 | 1.1% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Texas | | 5 | 0.5% |
54 of 924 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorien's data
- Lorien's decade-level peak was the 1970s (247 total births); usage has since declined to 39 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Loriens (54 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorien: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1979)
Similar record span (~108 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, 1917–2025 (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 Lorien 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.