Loring — boys' name

What the Data Says About Loring

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,285 babies named Loring between 1883 and 1990, spanning 108 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loring currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1990. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loring performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 274 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Loring shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Massachusetts, which accounts for 104 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Loring in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loring in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,285 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.