Unisex name · since 1923
Lory
2,258 babies named Lory in U.S. Social Security records since 1923, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,258
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
2,258 girls have been named Lory since 1923, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Lory has 2,258 recorded births among girls since 1923, 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 1923 to 2022.
- #4,345 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 2,258 born since 1923
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lory ranks #4,345 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,258 born since 1923, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,345 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 2,258
- born since 1923
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lory's 2,258 recorded births place it above 93.99% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
15 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Lory's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Lory's SSA record in two at 1977 and the more recent half accounts for 23% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 77%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1923, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 106, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Lory popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–2022
- Peak year (1961)
- 106
- Annual births at peak, across 100 years of records
Lory popularity over time - boys
267 total births recorded since 1915 (Lory as boys' name)
Lory by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (762 births, 34% of the file).
1960s was Lory's strongest decade.
762 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Lory births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 11
1920s
11 births
- 1930s 12
1930s
12 births
- 1940s 82
1940s
82 births
- 1950s
1950s
533 births
- 1960s
1960s
762 births
- 1970s
1970s
442 births
- 1980s 183
1980s
183 births
- 1990s 117
1990s
117 births
- 2000s 74
2000s
74 births
- 2010s 26
2010s
26 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 762 births (34% of all-time use).
How Lory 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 Lory's total volume
Lory by state
Where Lory concentrates geographically, total births since 1923
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 220 | 9.7% |
| #2 | Florida | | 86 | 3.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 85 | 3.8% |
| #4 | Texas | | 68 | 3.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 53 | 2.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 34 | 1.5% |
| #7 | Wisconsin | | 34 | 1.5% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 27 | 1.2% |
220 of 2,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 15 reporting states.
Lory appears in 15 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lory's data
- Lory's decade-level peak was the 1960s (762 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lorys (220 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 Lory: 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 (~99 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, 1923–2022 (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 Lory 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.