Lora

#2,895 for girls in 2025, 58 births · Last seen for boys in 1987 at #6,951
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
1881 · 80 births
Debut · girls
74 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
52,235
since 1880

Lora over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Lora has never cracked the top 100 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #168, 1881girls
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,89558—
2024#3,51644—
2023#3,27449—
2022#3,07353—
2021#3,25049—
2020#2,46870—
2019#3,61142—
2018#2,96255—
2017#3,19250—
2016#2,69764—
2015#2,84661—
2014#2,64866—
2013#2,72663—
2012#2,93558—
2011#3,05155—
2010#3,15952—
2009#2,67268—
2008#3,01757—
2007#2,59771—
2006#2,55571—
2005#2,05791—
2004#1,835103—
2003#2,04887—
2002#2,14278—
2001#1,765101—
2000#1,456126—
1999#1,515113—
1998#1,64698—
1997#1,319131—
1996#1,261138—
1995#1,139154—
1994#1,014183—
1993#1,070170—
1992#874227—
1991#940204—
1990#766267—
1989#684295—
1988#646304—
1987#568350#6,9515
1986#569346—
1985#481436—
1984#479426—
1983#449458—
1982#438492—
1981#435489—
1980#415534—
1979#378593—
1978#348621—
1977#344650—
1976#337657#5,5875
1975#335667#4,3097
1974#321696—
1973#317726—
1972#286889—
1971#2701,068—
1970#2561,202—
1969#2111,476#3,3148
1968#2031,514#3,6736
1967#2161,387#2,9858
1966#2241,357#3,9485
1965#2281,385#3,9305
1964#2181,578—
1963#2131,598—
1962#2351,347#3,6406
1961#2361,325#3,6526
1960#2561,203#3,3377
1959#308891—
1958#330802—
1957#336737—
1956#334689—
1955#361585—
1954#351603—
1953#375516#3,1437
1952#361522—
1951#387446—
1950#345514—
1949#408386—
1948#397400—
1947#423372—
1946#416339—
1945#421285—
1944#445264—
1943#447278—
1942#464251#2,9407
1941#418271#2,8727
1940#412280—
1939#398282#3,1136
1938#365319—
1937#393273—
1936#388268#3,1476
1935#383274—
1934#419245#2,9737
1933#372295—
1932#384291—
1931#375294#2,6519
1930#381322#2,7819
1929#384305—
1928#388296—
1927#370345#3,1518
1926#407280—
1925#366347—
1924#362361#3,0239
1923#353353#3,8226
1922#353341#2,80110
1921#343363#3,5177
1920#340373#3,4897
1919#351333#3,1158
1918#319401#3,0968
1917#307398#3,5456
1916#317366#2,38911
1915#324341#3,3926
1914#320270—
1913#301252#2,0928
1912#291245—
1911#273199—
1910#295173—
1909#274174—
1908#273167—
1907#287145—
1906#246175—
1905#231185—
1904#262144—
1903#253145—
1902#233166—
1901#231159—
1900#242176—
1899#219154—
1898#234157—
1897#212169—
1896#209179—
1895#210166—
1894#197177—
1893#211146#1,0355
1892#218140#7489
1891#201135—
1890#211130—
1889#193138—
1888#224107—
1887#21990#6798
1886#191109—
1885#171113—
1884#22772—
1883#19476—
1882#23355#7547
1881#16880—
1880#17374—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lora was already there! It came in at #173, and was given to 74 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2017–2019, when fewer than 56 girls a year got the name.

Where Lora is popular in 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNHWashington: #200 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsWAIdaho: #152 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 639 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMNIllinois: #309 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,294 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMINew York: #549 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,455 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedSDIowa: #310 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,054 girlsIAIndiana: #254 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,450 girlsINOhio: #555 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 11,202 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #425 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,265 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNEMissouri: #206 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,351 girlsMOKentucky: #214 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,255 girlsKYWest Virginia: #225 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,478 girlsWVVirginia: #276 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,569 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNMKansas: #295 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,374 girlsKSArkansas: #283 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,703 girlsARTennessee: #208 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #437 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,610 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #225 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,207 girlsOKLouisiana: #359 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsLAMississippi: #304 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,240 girlsMSAlabama: #261 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,834 girlsALGeorgia: #263 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,026 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedHITexas: #282 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,420 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Idaho#152 · 1 in 639
  2. Washington#200 · 1 in 1,417
  3. Missouri#206 · 1 in 1,351
  4. Tennessee#208 · 1 in 1,238
  5. Kentucky#214 · 1 in 1,255

Best ever in a state: #60 in West Virginia, 1968.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Idaho#15261 in 639
Washington#20071 in 1,417
Missouri#206231 in 1,351
Tennessee#208231 in 1,238
Kentucky#214241 in 1,255
Oklahoma#225211 in 1,207
West Virginia#225141 in 1,478
Indiana#254111 in 2,450
Alabama#261171 in 1,834
Georgia#263171 in 2,026
Virginia#276111 in 2,569
Texas#282411 in 1,420
Arkansas#283121 in 1,703
Kansas#29571 in 2,374
Mississippi#304101 in 2,240
Illinois#309181 in 3,294
Iowa#31071 in 3,054
Louisiana#35991 in 2,556
California#42581 in 4,265
North Carolina#43771 in 5,610
New York#54981 in 12,455
Ohio#55551 in 11,202
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Lora
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 621 spots since 2024 (#3,516 → #2,895)
  • 427 spots since 2020 (#2,468 → #2,895)
  • 49 spots since 2015 (#2,846 → #2,895)
  • Biggest jump: 66 spots in 1992 (#940 → #874)
  • Biggest drop: 196 spots in 1993 (#874 → #1,070)
Rise & fade · girls
1 yr to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1881 at #168 (80 births)
  • Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 113 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
Share of babies · girls
1 in 1,083
  • Highest: 1 in 1,083 girls born in 1968 were named Lora (0.09%)
  • Latest: 1 in 27,711 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #168 in 1881, was only 1 in 1,149 (0.09%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 27.1% of all girls named Lora (14,170) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s914#168 (1881)#199
1890s1,553#197 (1894)#212
1900s1,636#231 (1905)#253
1910s2,978#273 (1911)#310
1920s3,364#340 (1920)#367
1930s2,863#365 (1938)#386
1940s3,126#397 (1948)#425
1950s6,305#308 (1959)#349
1960s14,170#203 (1968)#224
1970s7,769#256 (1970)#319
1980s4,130#415 (1980)#516
1990s1,685#766 (1990)#1,154
2000s853#1,456 (2000)#2,214
2010s566#2,648 (2014)#2,983
2020s323#2,468 (2020)#3,079

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Lora in 1923

girls
#353
353 births · 1 in 3,417 girls
boys
#3,822
6 births · 1 in 182,684 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #353Lora353

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #3,822Lora6
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 3,417 of them was named Lora, which outranked 93.8% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lora
  1. #349Suzanne359
  2. #351Christina357
  3. #352Claudia356
  4. #353Lora353
  5. #354Wilda350
  6. #355Dolly349
  7. #356Iona343
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 182,684 of them was named Lora, which outranked 22.1% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lora
  1. #3,467Winfrey7
  2. #3,467Wolcott7
  3. #3,467Zygmunt7
  4. #3,822Lora6
  5. #3,822Abb6
  6. #3,822Able6
  7. #3,822Adams6
  8. #4,239Abdon5
  9. #4,239Ac5
  10. #4,239Add5

Tied with 416 names at #3,822; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1923 →