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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #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 1988

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #467 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,943 girlsMNIllinois: #677 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 5,670 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedWIMichigan: #573 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,221 girlsMINew York: #924 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 8,773 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: #252 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,564 girlsIAIndiana: #401 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,084 girlsINOhio: #601 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 5,719 girlsOHPennsylvania: #736 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 7,768 girlsPANew Jersey: #699 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,470 girlsNJConnecticut: #473 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,750 girlsCTCalifornia: #1,038 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 9,932 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: #352 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,639 girlsMOKentucky: #250 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,574 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedWVVirginia: #649 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,980 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedDEArizona: #501 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,148 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedARTennessee: #276 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,808 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #363 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #262 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,582 girlsOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedLAMississippi: #467 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,693 girlsMSAlabama: #411 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,702 girlsALGeorgia: #442 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 3,086 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lora, so not publishedHITexas: #756 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 6,109 girlsTXFlorida: #946 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,115 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Kentucky#250 · 1 in 1,574
  2. Iowa#252 · 1 in 1,564
  3. Oklahoma#262 · 1 in 1,582
  4. Tennessee#276 · 1 in 1,808
  5. Missouri#352 · 1 in 2,639

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Kentucky#250131 in 1,574
Iowa#252101 in 1,564
Oklahoma#262111 in 1,582
Tennessee#276161 in 1,808
Missouri#352121 in 2,639
North Carolina#363151 in 2,556
Indiana#401111 in 3,084
Alabama#41181 in 2,702
Georgia#442131 in 3,086
Minnesota#46771 in 3,943
Mississippi#46751 in 2,693
Connecticut#47351 in 3,750
Arizona#50181 in 3,148
Michigan#573111 in 5,221
Ohio#601121 in 5,719
Virginia#64961 in 5,980
Illinois#677131 in 5,670
New Jersey#69971 in 6,470
Pennsylvania#73691 in 7,768
Texas#756211 in 6,109
New York#924131 in 8,773
Florida#94681 in 9,115
California#1,038231 in 9,932
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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 1988

girls
#646
304 births · 1 in 5,858 girls

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #646Lora304
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 5,858 of them was named Lora, which outranked 95.3% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lora
  1. #642Emilie309
  2. #642Roxana309
  3. #645Ivy305
  4. #646Lora304
  5. #647Georgia303
  6. #648Dina302
  7. #648Myra302
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

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

See the top 100 for 1988 →