Recorded 1958–2005 Girls' name Peak 1990 402 births

Lorisa — girls' name

402 babies named Lorisa in U.S. Social Security records since 1958, with the highest year being 1990. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s131960s621970s1061980s961990s972000s28
1970s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Lorisa was born in this single decade.

1990
Single peak year

19 babies were named Lorisa in 1990 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorisa

The Social Security Administration has registered 402 babies named Lorisa between 1958 and 2005, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorisa currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1990, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorisa performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lorisa shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorisa in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorisa 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 402 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.

Lorisa at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

402

Since 1958

48 years of records

Peak year

1990

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1958

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2005

Lorisa popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1958

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1990)
19
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
05101520 20051997199119841977197119651958 8

Lorisa by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
106 births that decade — 26% of Lorisa's all-time total
1950s131960s621970s1061980s961990s972000s28

Lorisa by state

Where Lorisa concentrates geographically — total births since 1958

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Lorisa
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.2%
#2 Texas
5 1.2%
California share of Lorisa's total US births 1.2%
Even split

5 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorisa?
402 babies have been named Lorisa since 1958. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1990 with 19 births.
When was Lorisa most popular?
Lorisa was most popular in the 1970s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Lorisa most popular?
The top states for the name Lorisa are California (5 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lorisa been used?
Lorisa has been recorded in Social Security data since 1958, spanning 48 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Lorisa?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lori, Lorraine, Loretta, Lora, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1958–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.