Recorded 1956–2021 Unisex name Peak 1989 409 births

Lorren — unisex name

409 babies named Lorren in U.S. Social Security records since 1956, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s111960s341970s51980s1051990s1492000s822010s182020s5
1990s
Peak decade

36% of everyone ever named Lorren was born in this single decade.

1989
Single peak year

30 babies were named Lorren in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorren

The Social Security Administration has registered 409 babies named Lorren between 1956 and 2021, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorren currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2021. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 30 babies received it in a single year. Lorren is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 368 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorren performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 149 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lorren 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 . In total, SSA state-level files list Lorren in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorren 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 409 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.

Lorren at a glance

Last recorded 2021

Total births

409

Since 1956

66 years of records

Peak year

1989

30 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2021

Active since

1956

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2021

Lorren popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2021–1956

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1989)
30
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
010203040 202120072001199619911986197919601956 6

Lorren popularity over time — boys

368 total births recorded since 1915 (Lorren as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 368 births
468101214 200119731963195319441935192819211915 5

Lorren by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
149 births that decade — 36% of Lorren's all-time total
1950s111960s341970s51980s1051990s1492000s822010s182020s5

Lorren by state

Where Lorren concentrates geographically — total births since 1956

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

5 of 409 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorren?
409 babies have been named Lorren since 1956. It was last recorded in 2021. The peak year was 1989 with 30 births.
When was Lorren most popular?
Lorren was most popular in the 1990s decade with 149 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
Where is Lorren most popular?
The top states for the name Lorren are California (5 births).
Is Lorren a unisex name?
Yes, Lorren is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 409 births, and as a boy's name it has 368 births.
How long has the name Lorren been used?
Lorren has been recorded in Social Security data since 1956, spanning 66 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Lorren?
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.

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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, 1956–2021 (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.