Girls' name · since 1886
Lorinda
4,682 babies named Lorinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1886, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,232 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,682
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorinda currently ranks #13232 among girls' names in America, with 4,682 babies recorded since 1886.
Social Security Administration records show Lorinda recorded 4,682 times among girls since 1886, holding rank #13232 nationally today, ahead of 24% of girls, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1886 to 2025.
- #2,687 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,232 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,682 born since 1886
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorinda ranks #2,687 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,232 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,682 born since 1886, peaking in the 1960s.
- #2,687 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,232 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,682
- born since 1886
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorinda's 4,682 recorded births place it above 96.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
31 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lorinda compares
4,682 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Lorinda's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lorinda | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,682 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 168 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lorinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorinda's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 65% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 35%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1891, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1965 peak of 168, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1886–2025
- Peak year (1965)
- 168
- Annual births at peak, across 140 years of records
Lorinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (1,443 births, 31% of the file).
1960s was Lorinda's strongest decade.
1,443 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Lorinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 6
1880s
6 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 46
1900s
46 births
- 1910s 83
1910s
83 births
- 1920s 79
1920s
79 births
- 1930s 69
1930s
69 births
- 1940s 378
1940s
378 births
- 1950s
1950s
973 births
- 1960s
1960s
1,443 births
- 1970s
1970s
973 births
- 1980s 374
1980s
374 births
- 1990s 135
1990s
135 births
- 2000s 58
2000s
58 births
- 2010s 35
2010s
35 births
- 2020s 13
2020s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 1,443 births (31% of all-time use).
How Lorinda 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 Lorinda's total volume
Lorinda by state
Where Lorinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1886
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 497 | 10.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 198 | 4.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 186 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 153 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 140 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Washington | | 109 | 2.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 105 | 2.2% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 97 | 2.1% |
497 of 4,682 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.
Lorinda appears in 31 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lorinda's data
- Lorinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (1,443 total births); usage has since declined to 13 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorindas (497 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1965)
Similar record span (~139 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, 1886–2025 (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 Lorinda 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.