Girls' name · since 1914
Lorrene
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 556 babies named Lorrene, peaking in 1923. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 556
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorrene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 556 have been recorded since 1914.
Social Security Administration records show Lorrene recorded 556 times among girls since 1914, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1971.
- #11,099 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 556 born since 1914
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lorrene ranks #11,099 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 556 born since 1914, peaking in the 1920s.
- #11,099 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 556
- born since 1914
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lorrene's 556 recorded births place it above 84.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lorrene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lorrene's full recorded timeline at 1942, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1937, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1923 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lorrene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1971
- Peak year (1923)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Lorrene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (128 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Lorrene's strongest decade.
128 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Lorrene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
128 births
- 1930s
1930s
99 births
- 1940s
1940s
74 births
- 1950s
1950s
95 births
- 1960s
1960s
88 births
- 1970s 16
1970s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 128 births (23% of all-time use).
How Lorrene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lorrene's total volume
Lorrene by state
Where Lorrene concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
5 of 556 births nationwide.
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What to do with Lorrene's data
- Lorrene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (128 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorrenes (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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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lorrene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1923)
Similar record span (~57 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, 1914–1971 (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 Lorrene 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.