Girls' name · since 1958
Lorisa
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 402 babies named Lorisa, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lorisa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 402 recorded since 1958.
Lorisa has 402 recorded births among girls since 1958, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 2005.
- #13,472 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 402 born since 1958
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorisa ranks #13,472 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 402 born since 1958, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,472 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 402
- born since 1958
- 1970s
- peak decade
Lorisa's 402 recorded births place it above 81.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lorisa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorisa's full recorded timeline at 1982, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1990 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorisa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–2005
- Peak year (1990)
- 19
- Annual births at peak, across 48 years of records
Lorisa by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (106 births, 26% of the file).
1970s was Lorisa's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lorisa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s
1960s
62 births
- 1970s
1970s
106 births
- 1980s
1980s
96 births
- 1990s
1990s
97 births
- 2000s 28
2000s
28 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 106 births (26% of all-time use).
Lorisa by state
Where Lorisa concentrates geographically, total births since 1958
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 402 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorisa's data
- Lorisa's decade-level peak was the 1970s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 28 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorisas (5 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 Lorisa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~47 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, 1958–2005 (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 Lorisa 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.