Boys' name · since 1914
Lorimer
Lorimer has 66 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1924 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #20,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lorimer is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 66 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Lorimer recorded 66 times among boys since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1910s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1935.
- #20,239 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 66 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorimer ranks #20,239 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 66 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #20,239 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 66
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Lorimer's 66 recorded births place it above 55.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Lorimer's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lorimer splits its recorded history at 1922: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1924 peak of 9 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lorimer popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1935
- Peak year (1924)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 22 years of records
Lorimer by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (28 births, 42% of the file).
1910s was Lorimer's strongest decade.
28 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.
Lorimer births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
28 births
- 1920s
1920s
26 births
- 1930s
1930s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 28 births (42% of all-time use).
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- Lorimer's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (28 total births) through the 1930s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Lorimer: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~21 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, 1914–1935 (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 Lorimer 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.