US rank #6954 Girls' name Peak 1999 1,684 births

Loryn — #6954 US girls' name

1,684 babies named Loryn in U.S. Social Security records since 1951, with the highest year being 1999. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1950s261960s341970s721980s2101990s5202000s4622010s2672020s93
#6954
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Loryn was born in this single decade.

1999
Single peak year

71 babies were named Loryn in 1999 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Loryn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,684 babies named Loryn between 1951 and 2024, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Loryn currently holds the #6954 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1999, when 71 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Loryn performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 520 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Loryn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 169 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Loryn in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Loryn 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 1,684 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.

Loryn at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,684

Since 1951

74 years of records

Peak year

1999

71 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#6,954

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1951

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 2024

Loryn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1951

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1999)
71
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
020406080 202420162008200019921984197519651951 5

Loryn by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
520 births that decade — 31% of Loryn's all-time total
1950s261960s341970s721980s2101990s5202000s4622010s2672020s93

Loryn by state

Where Loryn concentrates geographically — total births since 1951

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Loryn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
169 10.0%
#2 California
92 5.5%
#3 Ohio
16 1.0%
#4 Michigan
11 0.7%
#5 Indiana
10 0.6%
#6 New York
10 0.6%
#7 Colorado
5 0.3%
#8 Florida
5 0.3%
Texas share of Loryn's total US births 10.0%
Even split

169 of 1,684 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Loryn appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Loryn?
1,684 babies have been named Loryn since 1951. It currently ranks #6954 among girls. The peak year was 1999 with 71 births.
When was Loryn most popular?
Loryn was most popular in the 1990s decade with 520 total births. The single peak year was 1999.
Where is Loryn most popular?
The top states for the name Loryn are Texas (169 births), California (92 births), Ohio (16 births).
How long has the name Loryn been used?
Loryn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1951, spanning 74 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Loryn?
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, 1951–2024 (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.