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
- Peak · girls
- 1881 · 80 births
- Debut · girls
- 74 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 52,235since 1880
Lora over time
Rank among girls' names. Lora has never cracked the top 100 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,895 | 58 | — | |
| 2024 | #3,516 | 44 | — | |
| 2023 | #3,274 | 49 | — | |
| 2022 | #3,073 | 53 | — | |
| 2021 | #3,250 | 49 | — | |
| 2020 | #2,468 | 70 | — | |
| 2019 | #3,611 | 42 | — | |
| 2018 | #2,962 | 55 | — | |
| 2017 | #3,192 | 50 | — | |
| 2016 | #2,697 | 64 | — | |
| 2015 | #2,846 | 61 | — | |
| 2014 | #2,648 | 66 | — | |
| 2013 | #2,726 | 63 | — | |
| 2012 | #2,935 | 58 | — | |
| 2011 | #3,051 | 55 | — | |
| 2010 | #3,159 | 52 | — | |
| 2009 | #2,672 | 68 | — | |
| 2008 | #3,017 | 57 | — | |
| 2007 | #2,597 | 71 | — | |
| 2006 | #2,555 | 71 | — | |
| 2005 | #2,057 | 91 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,835 | 103 | — | |
| 2003 | #2,048 | 87 | — | |
| 2002 | #2,142 | 78 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,765 | 101 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,456 | 126 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,515 | 113 | — | |
| 1998 | #1,646 | 98 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,319 | 131 | — | |
| 1996 | #1,261 | 138 | — | |
| 1995 | #1,139 | 154 | — | |
| 1994 | #1,014 | 183 | — | |
| 1993 | #1,070 | 170 | — | |
| 1992 | #874 | 227 | — | |
| 1991 | #940 | 204 | — | |
| 1990 | #766 | 267 | — | |
| 1989 | #684 | 295 | — | |
| 1988 | #646 | 304 | — | |
| 1987 | #568 | 350 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #569 | 346 | — | |
| 1985 | #481 | 436 | — | |
| 1984 | #479 | 426 | — | |
| 1983 | #449 | 458 | — | |
| 1982 | #438 | 492 | — | |
| 1981 | #435 | 489 | — | |
| 1980 | #415 | 534 | — | |
| 1979 | #378 | 593 | — | |
| 1978 | #348 | 621 | — | |
| 1977 | #344 | 650 | — | |
| 1976 | #337 | 657 | #5,587 | 5 |
| 1975 | #335 | 667 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #321 | 696 | — | |
| 1973 | #317 | 726 | — | |
| 1972 | #286 | 889 | — | |
| 1971 | #270 | 1,068 | — | |
| 1970 | #256 | 1,202 | — | |
| 1969 | #211 | 1,476 | #3,314 | 8 |
| 1968 | #203 | 1,514 | #3,673 | 6 |
| 1967 | #216 | 1,387 | #2,985 | 8 |
| 1966 | #224 | 1,357 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #228 | 1,385 | #3,930 | 5 |
| 1964 | #218 | 1,578 | — | |
| 1963 | #213 | 1,598 | — | |
| 1962 | #235 | 1,347 | #3,640 | 6 |
| 1961 | #236 | 1,325 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #256 | 1,203 | #3,337 | 7 |
| 1959 | #308 | 891 | — | |
| 1958 | #330 | 802 | — | |
| 1957 | #336 | 737 | — | |
| 1956 | #334 | 689 | — | |
| 1955 | #361 | 585 | — | |
| 1954 | #351 | 603 | — | |
| 1953 | #375 | 516 | #3,143 | 7 |
| 1952 | #361 | 522 | — | |
| 1951 | #387 | 446 | — | |
| 1950 | #345 | 514 | — | |
| 1949 | #408 | 386 | — | |
| 1948 | #397 | 400 | — | |
| 1947 | #423 | 372 | — | |
| 1946 | #416 | 339 | — | |
| 1945 | #421 | 285 | — | |
| 1944 | #445 | 264 | — | |
| 1943 | #447 | 278 | — | |
| 1942 | #464 | 251 | #2,940 | 7 |
| 1941 | #418 | 271 | #2,872 | 7 |
| 1940 | #412 | 280 | — | |
| 1939 | #398 | 282 | #3,113 | 6 |
| 1938 | #365 | 319 | — | |
| 1937 | #393 | 273 | — | |
| 1936 | #388 | 268 | #3,147 | 6 |
| 1935 | #383 | 274 | — | |
| 1934 | #419 | 245 | #2,973 | 7 |
| 1933 | #372 | 295 | — | |
| 1932 | #384 | 291 | — | |
| 1931 | #375 | 294 | #2,651 | 9 |
| 1930 | #381 | 322 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #384 | 305 | — | |
| 1928 | #388 | 296 | — | |
| 1927 | #370 | 345 | #3,151 | 8 |
| 1926 | #407 | 280 | — | |
| 1925 | #366 | 347 | — | |
| 1924 | #362 | 361 | #3,023 | 9 |
| 1923 | #353 | 353 | #3,822 | 6 |
| 1922 | #353 | 341 | #2,801 | 10 |
| 1921 | #343 | 363 | #3,517 | 7 |
| 1920 | #340 | 373 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #351 | 333 | #3,115 | 8 |
| 1918 | #319 | 401 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #307 | 398 | #3,545 | 6 |
| 1916 | #317 | 366 | #2,389 | 11 |
| 1915 | #324 | 341 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #320 | 270 | — | |
| 1913 | #301 | 252 | #2,092 | 8 |
| 1912 | #291 | 245 | — | |
| 1911 | #273 | 199 | — | |
| 1910 | #295 | 173 | — | |
| 1909 | #274 | 174 | — | |
| 1908 | #273 | 167 | — | |
| 1907 | #287 | 145 | — | |
| 1906 | #246 | 175 | — | |
| 1905 | #231 | 185 | — | |
| 1904 | #262 | 144 | — | |
| 1903 | #253 | 145 | — | |
| 1902 | #233 | 166 | — | |
| 1901 | #231 | 159 | — | |
| 1900 | #242 | 176 | — | |
| 1899 | #219 | 154 | — | |
| 1898 | #234 | 157 | — | |
| 1897 | #212 | 169 | — | |
| 1896 | #209 | 179 | — | |
| 1895 | #210 | 166 | — | |
| 1894 | #197 | 177 | — | |
| 1893 | #211 | 146 | #1,035 | 5 |
| 1892 | #218 | 140 | #748 | 9 |
| 1891 | #201 | 135 | — | |
| 1890 | #211 | 130 | — | |
| 1889 | #193 | 138 | — | |
| 1888 | #224 | 107 | — | |
| 1887 | #219 | 90 | #679 | 8 |
| 1886 | #191 | 109 | — | |
| 1885 | #171 | 113 | — | |
| 1884 | #227 | 72 | — | |
| 1883 | #194 | 76 | — | |
| 1882 | #233 | 55 | #754 | 7 |
| 1881 | #168 | 80 | — | |
| 1880 | #173 | 74 | — | |
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 1942
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#178 · 1 in 1,082
- Colorado#241 · 1 in 1,652
- Kentucky#253 · 1 in 1,725
- Missouri#262 · 1 in 2,157
- Kansas#288 · 1 in 2,326
Best ever in a state: #60 in West Virginia, 1968.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #178 | 19 | 1 in 1,082 |
| Colorado | #241 | 6 | 1 in 1,652 |
| Kentucky | #253 | 17 | 1 in 1,725 |
| Missouri | #262 | 15 | 1 in 2,157 |
| Kansas | #288 | 6 | 1 in 2,326 |
| Virginia | #296 | 11 | 1 in 2,654 |
| North Carolina | #330 | 14 | 1 in 2,994 |
| Washington | #341 | 5 | 1 in 3,249 |
| Iowa | #353 | 5 | 1 in 4,225 |
| Arkansas | #358 | 7 | 1 in 2,910 |
| Massachusetts | #362 | 6 | 1 in 6,311 |
| Tennessee | #368 | 8 | 1 in 3,916 |
| Indiana | #369 | 7 | 1 in 4,566 |
| Oklahoma | #391 | 6 | 1 in 3,399 |
| Mississippi | #422 | 6 | 1 in 4,057 |
| Ohio | #422 | 11 | 1 in 5,988 |
| California | #432 | 15 | 1 in 4,601 |
| Illinois | #438 | 12 | 1 in 5,876 |
| Louisiana | #451 | 6 | 1 in 4,377 |
| Texas | #466 | 17 | 1 in 3,941 |
| Alabama | #497 | 5 | 1 in 6,616 |
| Michigan | #530 | 6 | 1 in 9,290 |
| Pennsylvania | #622 | 6 | 1 in 15,010 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1881 at #168 (80 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 113 yrs · run 1880–1992
- 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
- 27.1% of all girls named Lora (14,170) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 914 | #168 (1881) | #199 |
| 1890s | 1,553 | #197 (1894) | #212 |
| 1900s | 1,636 | #231 (1905) | #253 |
| 1910s | 2,978 | #273 (1911) | #310 |
| 1920s | 3,364 | #340 (1920) | #367 |
| 1930s | 2,863 | #365 (1938) | #386 |
| 1940s | 3,126 | #397 (1948) | #425 |
| 1950s | 6,305 | #308 (1959) | #349 |
| 1960s | 14,170 | #203 (1968) | #224 |
| 1970s | 7,769 | #256 (1970) | #319 |
| 1980s | 4,130 | #415 (1980) | #516 |
| 1990s | 1,685 | #766 (1990) | #1,154 |
| 2000s | 853 | #1,456 (2000) | #2,214 |
| 2010s | 566 | #2,648 (2014) | #2,983 |
| 2020s | 323 | #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 1942
Top girls' names in 1942
Top boys' names in 1942
More about 1942
girls
1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 5,381 of them was named Lora, which outranked 91.4% of the 5,378 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,381,161 boys got a published name in 1942; 1 in 197,309 of them was named Lora, which outranked 27.3% of the 4,044 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).