Girls' name · since 1894
Lorina
Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 1,817 babies named Lorina, peaking in 1986. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #5,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,963 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,817
- born since 1894
- 1980s
- peak decade
Yes -- Lorina is the #10963 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,817 recorded since 1894.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorina has been recorded 1,817 times among girls since 1894, currently ranked #10963 nationally and more common than 37% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.
- #5,016 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,963 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,817 born since 1894
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorina ranks #5,016 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,963 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,817 born since 1894, peaking in the 1980s.
- #5,016 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,963 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,817
- born since 1894
- 1980s
- peak decade
Lorina's 1,817 recorded births place it above 93.06% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Lorina compares
1,817 Top 24% higher than 76% 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
Lorina's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,817 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorina's SSA record in two at 1959 and the more recent half accounts for 59% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 41%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1897, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1986 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025
- Peak year (1986)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Lorina by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (269 births, 15% of the file).
1980s was Lorina's strongest decade.
269 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 15% of all-time use.
Lorina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 19
1890s
19 births
- 1900s 40
1900s
40 births
- 1910s
1910s
132 births
- 1920s
1920s
185 births
- 1930s
1930s
108 births
- 1940s
1940s
140 births
- 1950s
1950s
135 births
- 1960s
1960s
251 births
- 1970s
1970s
261 births
- 1980s
1980s
269 births
- 1990s
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 48
2010s
48 births
- 2020s 36
2020s
36 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 269 births (15% of all-time use).
How Lorina 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 Lorina's total volume
Lorina by state
Where Lorina concentrates geographically, total births since 1894
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 181 | 10.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 141 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 40 | 2.2% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 5 | 0.3% |
181 of 1,817 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorina's data
- Lorina's decade-level peak was the 1980s (269 total births); usage has since declined to 36 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorinas (181 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
Names with a similar popularity rank to Lorina
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1986)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1894–2025 (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 Lorina 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.