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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #168, 1881girls
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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 1950

  • 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: #264 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,061 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #223 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,951 girlsMNIllinois: #258 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 2,351 girlsILWisconsin: #436 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,369 girlsWIMichigan: #276 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,711 girlsMINew York: #416 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 5,101 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedRIOregon: #183 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,162 girlsORNevada: 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: #221 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,847 girlsIAIndiana: #307 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,220 girlsINOhio: #283 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,747 girlsOHPennsylvania: #324 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,652 girlsPANew Jersey: #338 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,302 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #276 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsCAUtah: #193 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 947 girlsUTColorado: #264 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,816 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNEMissouri: #375 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,374 girlsMOKentucky: #304 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,796 girlsKYWest Virginia: #196 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,348 girlsWVVirginia: #306 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,690 girlsVAMaryland: #293 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,851 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #299 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,810 girlsNMKansas: #327 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,990 girlsKSArkansas: #276 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,940 girlsARTennessee: #281 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,447 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #405 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,388 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #432 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,604 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #305 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,406 girlsOKLouisiana: #568 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,800 girlsLAMississippi: #355 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,834 girlsMSAlabama: #298 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,301 girlsALGeorgia: #453 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,232 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedHITexas: #577 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 5,981 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#183 · 1 in 1,162
  2. Utah#193 · 1 in 947
  3. West Virginia#196 · 1 in 1,348
  4. Iowa#221 · 1 in 1,847
  5. Minnesota#223 · 1 in 1,951

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#183131 in 1,162
Utah#19391 in 947
West Virginia#196171 in 1,348
Iowa#221151 in 1,847
Minnesota#223171 in 1,951
Illinois#258371 in 2,351
Colorado#26481 in 1,816
Washington#264121 in 2,061
Arkansas#276111 in 1,940
California#276551 in 2,064
Michigan#276271 in 2,711
Tennessee#281151 in 2,447
Ohio#283311 in 2,747
Maryland#29381 in 2,851
Alabama#298161 in 2,301
New Mexico#29951 in 1,810
Kentucky#304121 in 2,796
Oklahoma#30591 in 2,406
Virginia#306131 in 2,690
Indiana#307131 in 3,220
Pennsylvania#324281 in 3,652
Kansas#32761 in 2,990
New Jersey#338101 in 4,302
Mississippi#355101 in 2,834
Missouri#37591 in 4,374
North Carolina#405111 in 4,388
New York#416281 in 5,101
South Carolina#43261 in 4,604
Wisconsin#43651 in 7,369
Georgia#45381 in 5,232
Louisiana#56851 in 6,800
Texas#577161 in 5,981
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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 1950

girls
#345
514 births · 1 in 3,333 girls

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #345Lora514
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 3,333 of them was named Lora, which outranked 94.4% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lora
  1. #341Rochelle524
  2. #343Violet519
  3. #344Sandy515
  4. #345Lora514
  5. #346Patrice512
  6. #347Corinne511
  7. #347Unknown511
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →