Recorded 1918–2012 Boys' name Peak 1921 74 births

Loron — boys' name

74 babies named Loron in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s171930s61940s121970s151980s62000s62010s6
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Loron was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

7 babies were named Loron in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loron

The Social Security Administration has registered 74 babies named Loron between 1918 and 2012, spanning 95 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Loron currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2012. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loron performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 17 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Loron shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loron 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 74 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.

Loron at a glance

Last recorded 2012

Total births

74

Since 1918

95 years of records

Peak year

1921

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2012

Active since

1918

Recorded for 95 years

Last year on file: 2012

Loron popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2012–1918

Last recorded 2012
Peak year (1921)
7
Annual births at peak — across 95 years of records
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Loron by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
17 births that decade — 23% of Loron's all-time total
1910s61920s171930s61940s121970s151980s62000s62010s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loron?
74 babies have been named Loron since 1918. It was last recorded in 2012. The peak year was 1921 with 7 births.
When was Loron most popular?
Loron was most popular in the 1920s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Loron been used?
Loron has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 95 years of data through 2012.
What names are similar to Loron?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lorenzo, Loren, Lorin, Lorne, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1918–2012 (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.