Recorded 1948–1990 Girls' name Peak 1970 296 births

Lorilyn — girls' name

296 babies named Lorilyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1970. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s51950s881960s1141970s761980s51990s8
1960s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Lorilyn was born in this single decade.

1970
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lorilyn in 1970 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorilyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 296 babies named Lorilyn between 1948 and 1990, spanning 43 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorilyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1970, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorilyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 114 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lorilyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 15 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lorilyn in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorilyn 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 296 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.

Lorilyn at a glance

Last recorded 1990

Total births

296

Since 1948

43 years of records

Peak year

1970

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1990

Active since

1948

Recorded for 43 years

Last year on file: 1990

Lorilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–1948

Last recorded 1990
Peak year (1970)
20
Annual births at peak — across 43 years of records
0510152025 19901976197119671963195919551948 5

Lorilyn by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
114 births that decade — 39% of Lorilyn's all-time total
1940s51950s881960s1141970s761980s51990s8

Lorilyn by state

Where Lorilyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1948

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lorilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
15 5.1%
California share of Lorilyn's total US births 5.1%

15 of 296 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorilyn?
296 babies have been named Lorilyn since 1948. It was last recorded in 1990. The peak year was 1970 with 20 births.
When was Lorilyn most popular?
Lorilyn was most popular in the 1960s decade with 114 total births. The single peak year was 1970.
Where is Lorilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Lorilyn are California (15 births).
How long has the name Lorilyn been used?
Lorilyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 43 years of data through 1990.
What names are similar to Lorilyn?
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, 1948–1990 (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.