Recorded 1938–2018 Girls' name Peak 1960 858 births

Lorilee — girls' name

858 babies named Lorilee in U.S. Social Security records since 1938, with the highest year being 1960. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s171940s641950s2161960s3121970s1571980s821990s52010s5
1960s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Lorilee was born in this single decade.

1960
Single peak year

44 babies were named Lorilee in 1960 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorilee

The Social Security Administration has registered 858 babies named Lorilee between 1938 and 2018, spanning 81 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorilee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 1960, when 44 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorilee performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 312 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lorilee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 27 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorilee in 7 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorilee 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 858 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.

Lorilee at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

858

Since 1938

81 years of records

Peak year

1960

44 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1938

Recorded for 81 years

Last year on file: 2018

Lorilee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1938

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (1960)
44
Annual births at peak — across 81 years of records
01020304050 20181982197519681961195419471938 8

Lorilee by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
312 births that decade — 36% of Lorilee's all-time total
1930s171940s641950s2161960s3121970s1571980s821990s52010s5

Lorilee by state

Where Lorilee concentrates geographically — total births since 1938

Geographically diffuse
Top 7 states by recorded births for the name Lorilee
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 3.1%
#2 Minnesota
13 1.5%
#3 Wisconsin
7 0.8%
#4 New York
6 0.7%
#5 Michigan
5 0.6%
#6 Ohio
5 0.6%
#7 Utah
5 0.6%
California share of Lorilee's total US births 3.1%
Even split

27 of 858 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorilee?
858 babies have been named Lorilee since 1938. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 1960 with 44 births.
When was Lorilee most popular?
Lorilee was most popular in the 1960s decade with 312 total births. The single peak year was 1960.
Where is Lorilee most popular?
The top states for the name Lorilee are California (27 births), Minnesota (13 births), Wisconsin (7 births).
How long has the name Lorilee been used?
Lorilee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1938, spanning 81 years of data through 2018.
What names are similar to Lorilee?
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.

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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, 1938–2018 (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.