Recorded 1942–1996 Girls' name Peak 1961 8,022 births

Lorri — girls' name

8,022 babies named Lorri in U.S. Social Security records since 1942, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s551950s19641960s45641970s11431980s2331990s63
1960s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Lorri was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

676 babies were named Lorri in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lorri

The Social Security Administration has registered 8,022 babies named Lorri between 1942 and 1996, spanning 55 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lorri currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 676 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lorri performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 4,564 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lorri shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 811 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Lorri in 47 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lorri 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 8,022 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.

Lorri at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

8,022

Since 1942

55 years of records

Peak year

1961

676 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1942

Recorded for 55 years

Last year on file: 1996

Lorri popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1942

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1961)
676
Annual births at peak — across 55 years of records
-2000200400600800 199619891982197519681961195419471942 6

Lorri by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
4,564 births that decade — 57% of Lorri's all-time total
1940s551950s19641960s45641970s11431980s2331990s63

Lorri by state

Where Lorri concentrates geographically — total births since 1942

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Lorri
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
811 10.1%
#2 New York
464 5.8%
#3 Michigan
462 5.8%
#4 Illinois
420 5.2%
#5 Ohio
368 4.6%
#6 Pennsylvania
367 4.6%
#7 Texas
324 4.0%
#8 Indiana
242 3.0%
California share of Lorri's total US births 10.1%
Even split

811 of 8,022 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 47 reporting states.

Lorri appears in 47 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lorri?
8,022 babies have been named Lorri since 1942. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1961 with 676 births.
When was Lorri most popular?
Lorri was most popular in the 1960s decade with 4,564 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Lorri most popular?
The top states for the name Lorri are California (811 births), New York (464 births), Michigan (462 births).
How long has the name Lorri been used?
Lorri has been recorded in Social Security data since 1942, spanning 55 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Lorri?
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, 1942–1996 (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.