Loran
Last seen for girls in 2018 at #13,793 · Last seen for boys in 2023 at #12,239
Given to boys 82.0% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1902 · 13 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 3,714since 1880
Loran over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
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 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | — | — | ||
| 2023 | — | #12,239 | 5 | |
| 2022 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | — | #10,799 | 6 | |
| 2020 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | — | #12,145 | 5 | |
| 2018 | #13,793 | 6 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | — | #7,546 | 10 | |
| 2016 | — | — | ||
| 2015 | #13,006 | 7 | #12,086 | 5 |
| 2014 | — | — | ||
| 2013 | — | — | ||
| 2012 | #13,483 | 7 | — | |
| 2011 | #16,764 | 5 | #8,767 | 8 |
| 2010 | #13,448 | 7 | #10,766 | 6 |
| 2009 | #12,429 | 8 | — | |
| 2008 | #11,599 | 9 | #9,871 | 7 |
| 2007 | #10,818 | 10 | #12,367 | 5 |
| 2006 | #7,482 | 16 | #7,427 | 10 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #9,115 | 7 |
| 2004 | #7,391 | 15 | #7,536 | 9 |
| 2003 | #6,885 | 16 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #5,673 | 20 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #4,447 | 27 | #10,556 | 5 |
| 2000 | #4,649 | 25 | #6,839 | 9 |
| 1999 | #6,191 | 16 | #7,874 | 7 |
| 1998 | #3,914 | 29 | #7,560 | 7 |
| 1997 | #4,819 | 21 | #7,281 | 7 |
| 1996 | #7,574 | 11 | #5,187 | 11 |
| 1995 | #5,019 | 19 | #5,124 | 11 |
| 1994 | #4,115 | 25 | #6,372 | 8 |
| 1993 | #3,506 | 31 | #5,360 | 10 |
| 1992 | #3,680 | 29 | #3,459 | 18 |
| 1991 | #3,301 | 33 | #5,096 | 10 |
| 1990 | #3,623 | 29 | #3,971 | 14 |
| 1989 | #2,658 | 42 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #3,805 | 24 | #3,079 | 17 |
| 1987 | #3,857 | 22 | #3,072 | 16 |
| 1986 | #3,890 | 21 | #2,601 | 20 |
| 1985 | #4,455 | 17 | #2,598 | 19 |
| 1984 | #4,478 | 16 | #2,529 | 19 |
| 1983 | #4,884 | 14 | #2,787 | 16 |
| 1982 | #10,517 | 5 | #2,831 | 16 |
| 1981 | #5,885 | 11 | #3,858 | 10 |
| 1980 | #5,912 | 11 | #1,910 | 29 |
| 1979 | #10,210 | 5 | #2,310 | 21 |
| 1978 | — | #2,929 | 14 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #2,361 | 19 |
| 1976 | #9,284 | 5 | #2,245 | 20 |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | #3,078 | 12 |
| 1974 | #6,900 | 7 | #1,983 | 22 |
| 1973 | #7,435 | 6 | #1,817 | 24 |
| 1972 | #5,959 | 8 | #1,871 | 23 |
| 1971 | — | #1,668 | 28 | |
| 1970 | #4,492 | 12 | #1,699 | 26 |
| 1969 | #6,617 | 6 | #1,376 | 34 |
| 1968 | #7,016 | 5 | #1,393 | 31 |
| 1967 | #4,982 | 8 | #1,231 | 37 |
| 1966 | #5,809 | 6 | #1,345 | 32 |
| 1965 | #5,289 | 7 | #1,031 | 51 |
| 1964 | #5,008 | 8 | #1,263 | 38 |
| 1963 | #4,272 | 10 | #1,279 | 37 |
| 1962 | #3,438 | 14 | #1,295 | 36 |
| 1961 | #3,460 | 14 | #958 | 64 |
| 1960 | #3,357 | 14 | #1,193 | 43 |
| 1959 | #5,031 | 7 | #1,129 | 47 |
| 1958 | #4,193 | 9 | #1,186 | 42 |
| 1957 | — | #1,075 | 50 | |
| 1956 | #5,952 | 5 | #1,140 | 44 |
| 1955 | #4,740 | 7 | #1,105 | 45 |
| 1954 | #5,148 | 6 | #1,137 | 43 |
| 1953 | — | #1,155 | 41 | |
| 1952 | #4,908 | 6 | #1,081 | 45 |
| 1951 | #5,414 | 5 | #992 | 50 |
| 1950 | #5,301 | 5 | #1,037 | 46 |
| 1949 | — | #985 | 50 | |
| 1948 | — | #933 | 55 | |
| 1947 | — | #878 | 63 | |
| 1946 | — | #967 | 48 | |
| 1945 | — | #954 | 46 | |
| 1944 | — | #870 | 53 | |
| 1943 | — | #724 | 79 | |
| 1942 | — | #812 | 63 | |
| 1941 | — | #876 | 52 | |
| 1940 | — | #967 | 44 | |
| 1939 | — | #904 | 47 | |
| 1938 | — | #1,076 | 36 | |
| 1937 | — | #781 | 62 | |
| 1936 | — | #747 | 65 | |
| 1935 | — | #1,011 | 40 | |
| 1934 | — | #808 | 59 | |
| 1933 | — | #852 | 53 | |
| 1932 | — | #793 | 64 | |
| 1931 | — | #959 | 47 | |
| 1930 | — | #797 | 66 | |
| 1929 | — | #752 | 71 | |
| 1928 | — | #938 | 52 | |
| 1927 | — | #937 | 54 | |
| 1926 | — | #842 | 61 | |
| 1925 | — | #835 | 63 | |
| 1924 | — | #960 | 53 | |
| 1923 | — | #846 | 64 | |
| 1922 | — | #830 | 67 | |
| 1921 | — | #884 | 62 | |
| 1920 | — | #865 | 62 | |
| 1919 | — | #832 | 62 | |
| 1918 | — | #841 | 61 | |
| 1917 | — | #784 | 64 | |
| 1916 | — | #939 | 46 | |
| 1915 | — | #725 | 67 | |
| 1914 | — | #870 | 39 | |
| 1913 | — | #995 | 25 | |
| 1912 | — | #816 | 29 | |
| 1911 | — | #982 | 12 | |
| 1910 | — | #859 | 13 | |
| 1909 | — | #1,083 | 8 | |
| 1908 | — | #1,021 | 8 | |
| 1907 | — | #735 | 13 | |
| 1906 | — | — | ||
| 1905 | — | #1,002 | 7 | |
| 1904 | — | #1,064 | 6 | |
| 1903 | — | #910 | 7 | |
| 1902 | — | #615 | 13 | |
| 1901 | — | #779 | 8 | |
| 1900 | — | #836 | 10 | |
| 1899 | — | #928 | 6 | |
| 1898 | — | #804 | 8 | |
| 1897 | — | #1,057 | 5 | |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #872 | 7 | |
| 1894 | — | #730 | 9 | |
| 1893 | — | — | ||
| 1892 | — | — | ||
| 1891 | — | #963 | 5 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #974 | 5 | |
| 1888 | — | — | ||
| 1887 | — | — | ||
| 1886 | — | — | ||
| 1885 | — | — | ||
| 1884 | — | #701 | 8 | |
| 1883 | — | — | ||
| 1882 | — | #943 | 5 | |
| 1881 | — | — | ||
| 1880 | — | #909 | 5 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Loran was already there! It came in at #909, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Loran is popular in 1933
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Illinois#405 · 1 in 8,237
Best ever in a state: #184 in Nebraska, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | #405 | 6 | 1 in 8,237 |
| Alabama | — | — | — |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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| Arkansas | — | — | — |
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| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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| West Virginia | — | — | — |
| Wisconsin | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Loran
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2023
- Biggest jump: 264 spots in 1936 (#1,011 → #747)
- Biggest drop: 337 spots in 1962 (#958 → #1,295)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1902 at #615 (13 births)
- Births halved by 1904, 2 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 54 yrs · run 1910–1934
- Highest: 1 in 9,435 boys born in 1902 were named Loran (0.01%)
- Latest: 1 in 342,115 boys born in 2023 (0.00%)
- 16.4% of all boys named Loran (609) were born in this decade
- Mostly girls until 2018, mostly boys since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 23 | #701 (1884) | #882 |
| 1890s | 40 | #730 (1894) | #892 |
| 1900s | 80 | #615 (1902) | #894 |
| 1910s | 418 | #725 (1915) | #864 |
| 1920s | 609 | #752 (1929) | #869 |
| 1930s | 539 | #747 (1936) | #873 |
| 1940s | 553 | #724 (1943) | #897 |
| 1950s | 453 | #992 (1951) | #1,104 |
| 1960s | 403 | #958 (1961) | #1,236 |
| 1970s | 209 | #1,668 (1971) | #2,196 |
| 1980s | 171 | #1,910 (1980) | #3,043 |
| 1990s | 103 | #3,459 (1992) | #5,728 |
| 2000s | 63 | #6,839 (2000) | #9,329 |
| 2010s | 39 | #7,546 (2017) | #10,578 |
| 2020s | 11 | #10,799 (2021) | #11,519 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Loran in 1933
Top boys' names in 1933
More about 1933
boys
991,524 boys got a published name in 1933; 1 in 18,708 of them was named Loran, which outranked 79.5% of the 4,156 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).