Girls' name · since 1948
Lorilyn
Since 1948, U.S. Social Security records show 296 babies named Lorilyn, peaking in 1970. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #16,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorilyn is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 296 have been recorded since 1948.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorilyn has been recorded 296 times among girls since 1948, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1948 to 1990.
- #16,022 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 296 born since 1948
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorilyn ranks #16,022 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 296 born since 1948, peaking in the 1960s.
- #16,022 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 296
- born since 1948
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorilyn's 296 recorded births place it above 77.83% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lorilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorilyn's full recorded timeline at 1965, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1948, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1970 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorilyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1948–1990
- Peak year (1970)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 43 years of records
Lorilyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (114 births, 39% of the file).
1960s was Lorilyn's strongest decade.
114 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Lorilyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s
1950s
88 births
- 1960s
1960s
114 births
- 1970s
1970s
76 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 8
1990s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 114 births (39% of all-time use).
Lorilyn by state
Where Lorilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1948
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 5.1% |
15 of 296 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lorilyn's data
- Lorilyn's decade-level peak was the 1960s (114 total births); usage has since declined to 8 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorilyns (15 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1970)
Similar record span (~42 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, 1948–1990 (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 Lorilyn 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.