Girls' name · since 1946
Lorre
421 babies named Lorre in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 421
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorre sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 421 recorded since 1946.
Lorre has 421 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 1977.
- #13,112 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 421 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorre ranks #13,112 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 421 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #13,112 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 421
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lorre's 421 recorded births place it above 81.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lorre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lorre's SSA record in two at 1960 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1949, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lorre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–1977
- Peak year (1961)
- 35
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Lorre by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (222 births, 53% of the file).
1960s was Lorre's strongest decade.
222 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Lorre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 23
1940s
23 births
- 1950s
1950s
139 births
- 1960s
1960s
222 births
- 1970s 37
1970s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 222 births (53% of all-time use).
Lorre by state
Where Lorre concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.2% |
| #2 | Illinois | | 5 | 1.2% |
5 of 421 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Lorre's data
- Lorre's decade-level peak was the 1960s (222 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorres (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 Lorre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1946–1977 (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 Lorre 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.