Recorded 1914–1971 Girls' name Peak 1923 556 births

Lorrene — girls' name

556 babies named Lorrene in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s561920s1281930s991940s741950s951960s881970s16
1920s
Peak decade

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

1923
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lorrene in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorrene

The Social Security Administration has registered 556 babies named Lorrene between 1914 and 1971, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorrene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorrene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 128 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Lorrene 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 Lorrene in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorrene 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 556 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.

Lorrene at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

556

Since 1914

58 years of records

Peak year

1923

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1914

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1971

Lorrene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1914

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1923)
20
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
0510152025 197119641956194919401933192619191914 6

Lorrene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
128 births that decade — 23% of Lorrene's all-time total
1910s561920s1281930s991940s741950s951960s881970s16

Lorrene by state

Where Lorrene concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lorrene
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 0.9%
California share of Lorrene's total US births 0.9%

5 of 556 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorrene?
556 babies have been named Lorrene since 1914. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1923 with 20 births.
When was Lorrene most popular?
Lorrene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 128 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
Where is Lorrene most popular?
The top states for the name Lorrene are California (5 births).
How long has the name Lorrene been used?
Lorrene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 58 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Lorrene?
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, 1914–1971 (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.