Boys' name · since 1883
Loring
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 1,285 babies named Loring, peaking in 1922. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,285
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loring is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 1,285 have been recorded since 1883.
Loring has 1,285 recorded births among boys since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 1990.
- #4,381 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 1,285 born since 1883
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loring ranks #4,381 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,285 born since 1883, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,381 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 1,285
- born since 1883
- 1920s
- peak decade
Loring's 1,285 recorded births place it above 90.36% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Massachusetts.
Loring's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Loring splits its recorded history at 1943: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1883 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 34 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Loring popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–1990
- Peak year (1922)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Loring popularity over time - girls
22 total births recorded since 1954 (Loring as girls' name)
Loring by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (274 births, 21% of the file).
1920s was Loring's strongest decade.
274 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Loring births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 10
1880s
10 births
- 1890s 20
1890s
20 births
- 1900s 17
1900s
17 births
- 1910s
1910s
168 births
- 1920s
1920s
274 births
- 1930s
1930s
185 births
- 1940s
1940s
188 births
- 1950s
1950s
198 births
- 1960s
1960s
129 births
- 1970s 63
1970s
63 births
- 1980s 26
1980s
26 births
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 274 births (21% of all-time use).
How Loring compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Loring's total volume
Loring by state
Where Loring concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Massachusetts | | 104 | 8.1% |
104 of 1,285 births nationwide.
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- Loring's decade-level peak was the 1920s (274 total births); usage has since declined to 7 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Massachusetts records the most Lorings (104 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Massachusetts names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Loring: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~107 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, 1883–1990 (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 Loring 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.