Lorene

#6,546 for girls in 2025, 17 births · Last seen for boys in 1968 at #4,136
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1920 · 1,353 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
39,379
since 1880

Lorene over time

girls

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

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201942peak #167, 1920girls
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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#6,54617—
2024#5,44323—
2023#5,96020—
2022#6,46418—
2021#6,96716—
2020#6,32518—
2019#5,61222—
2018#7,40915—
2017#7,44215—
2016#5,62223—
2015#6,97717—
2014#7,63615—
2013#6,01721—
2012#7,45616—
2011#9,72311—
2010#5,97722—
2009#6,81119—
2008#7,07318—
2007#7,73316—
2006#6,35620—
2005#4,19533—
2004#5,37723—
2003#4,66827—
2002#5,44421—
2001#3,70335—
2000#4,07930—
1999#5,21920—
1998#4,23826—
1997#3,71630—
1996#3,30235—
1995#4,21724—
1994#3,53631—
1993#2,99039—
1992#3,21835—
1991#3,81727—
1990#3,15635—
1989#2,81039—
1988#2,80337—
1987#2,91533—
1986#2,17048—
1985#2,44040—
1984#2,08148—
1983#1,88755—
1982#1,87357—
1981#1,88757—
1980#1,98153—
1979#1,50378—
1978#1,74659—
1977#1,63764—
1976#1,37378—
1975#1,68956—
1974#1,23988—
1973#1,33975—
1972#1,056109—
1971#1,000125—
1970#871153—
1969#763176—
1968#913128#4,1365
1967#736176—
1966#698196—
1965#669216—
1964#619264—
1963#620266#4,0485
1962#601276—
1961#570308—
1960#564303—
1959#524343—
1958#561304—
1957#525331—
1956#500350—
1955#474369—
1954#417432—
1953#491313—
1952#482305—
1951#469315—
1950#466306—
1949#446320—
1948#410371—
1947#401407—
1946#405356—
1945#370361—
1944#361370—
1943#352408—
1942#336429—
1941#312439—
1940#298445—
1939#287473—
1938#278516—
1937#273527—
1936#267518#2,4529
1935#262545—
1934#249631#2,7428
1933#243616—
1932#221761#3,0927
1931#226737#2,8648
1930#211856#4,0015
1929#213853—
1928#207929#3,6976
1927#202994#3,7806
1926#1951,018—
1925#1881,151#3,7416
1924#1881,173#3,2608
1923#1781,227#3,1758
1922#1781,241#4,3075
1921#1721,304#2,9869
1920#1671,353#3,4897
1919#1681,300—
1918#1731,238#3,7286
1917#1811,062—
1916#1771,043—
1915#179940#3,8255
1914#185722—
1913#195559—
1912#196500—
1911#188380—
1910#223290—
1909#209274—
1908#229218—
1907#236199—
1906#224195—
1905#243171—
1904#273133—
1903#291116—
1902#266137—
1901#293106—
1900#332104—
1899#36165—
1898#36175—
1897#36764—
1896#43444—
1895#39351—
1894#42942—
1893#50030—
1892#72616—
1891#55922—
1890#50826—
1889#49925—
1888#79311—
1887#7889—
1886#1,1085—
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1884#9306—
1883#9205—
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1880#8365—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Lorene was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Lorene is popular in 1942

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedNHWashington: #341 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,249 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedMNIllinois: #333 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,525 girlsILWisconsin: #304 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,036 girlsWIMichigan: #455 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,967 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedSDIowa: #296 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,018 girlsIAIndiana: #285 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,905 girlsINOhio: #338 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,117 girlsOHPennsylvania: #691 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,012 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #309 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,556 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedCONebraska: #138 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 823 girlsNEMissouri: #244 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,903 girlsMOKentucky: #155 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 838 girlsKYWest Virginia: #339 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,426 girlsWVVirginia: #310 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,920 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedNMKansas: #192 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,269 girlsKSArkansas: #201 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,019 girlsARTennessee: #211 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,305 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #369 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,810 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #218 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,360 girlsOKLouisiana: #368 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,918 girlsLAMississippi: #193 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 901 girlsMSAlabama: #260 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,838 girlsALGeorgia: #207 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,066 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lorene, so not publishedHITexas: #363 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,393 girlsTXFlorida: #340 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,541 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Nebraska#138 · 1 in 823
  2. Kentucky#155 · 1 in 838
  3. Kansas#192 · 1 in 1,269
  4. Mississippi#193 · 1 in 901
  5. Arkansas#201 · 1 in 1,019

Best ever in a state: #26 in Oklahoma, 1918.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Nebraska#138121 in 823
Kentucky#155351 in 838
Kansas#192111 in 1,269
Mississippi#193271 in 901
Arkansas#201201 in 1,019
Georgia#207331 in 1,066
Tennessee#211241 in 1,305
Oklahoma#218151 in 1,360
Missouri#244171 in 1,903
Alabama#260181 in 1,838
Indiana#285111 in 2,905
Iowa#29671 in 3,018
Wisconsin#30471 in 4,036
California#309271 in 2,556
Virginia#310101 in 2,920
Illinois#333201 in 3,525
Ohio#338161 in 4,117
West Virginia#33961 in 3,426
Florida#34071 in 2,541
Washington#34151 in 3,249
Texas#363281 in 2,393
Louisiana#36891 in 2,918
North Carolina#369111 in 3,810
Michigan#45581 in 6,967
Pennsylvania#69151 in 18,012
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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 Lorene
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 1,103 spots since 2024 (#5,443 → #6,546)
  • 221 spots since 2020 (#6,325 → #6,546)
  • 431 spots since 2015 (#6,977 → #6,546)
  • Biggest jump: 320 spots in 1887 (#1,108 → #788)
  • Biggest drop: 177 spots in 1968 (#736 → #913)
Rise & fade · girls
40 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1920 at #167 (1,353 births)
  • Births halved by 1933, 13 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 88 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 88 yrs · run 1887–1971
Share of babies · girls
1 in 869
  • Highest: 1 in 869 girls born in 1919 were named Lorene (0.12%)
  • Latest: 1 in 94,545 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #167 in 1920, was only 1 in 886 (0.11%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 28.6% of all girls named Lorene (11,243) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s66#499 (1889)#839
1890s435#361 (1898)#464
1900s1,653#209 (1909)#260
1910s8,034#168 (1919)#187
1920s11,243#167 (1920)#189
1930s6,180#211 (1930)#252
1940s3,906#298 (1940)#369
1950s3,368#417 (1954)#491
1960s2,309#564 (1960)#675
1970s885#871 (1970)#1,345
1980s467#1,873 (1982)#2,285
1990s302#2,990 (1993)#3,741
2000s242#3,703 (2001)#5,544
2010s177#5,612 (2019)#6,987
2020s112#5,443 (2024)#6,284

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.

Lorene in 1942

girls
#336
429 births · 1 in 3,149 girls

Top girls' names in 1942

  1. #1Mary63,256
  2. #2Barbara44,739
  3. #3Patricia39,465
  4. #4Linda31,613
  5. #5Carol30,272
  6. #6Sandra24,994
  7. #7Judith24,792
  8. #8Nancy23,327
  9. #9Betty21,659
  10. #10Carolyn19,978
  11. #336Lorene429
More about 1942

girls

1,350,719 girls got a published name in 1942; 1 in 3,149 of them was named Lorene, which outranked 93.8% 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).

Ranked beside Lorene
  1. #333Nettie437
  2. #334Gracie434
  3. #335Christina433
  4. #336Lorene429
  5. #337Ina426
  6. #338Willa421
  7. #339Jewel419
Biggest movers since 1941
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,567Michal#4,420 → #853
  2. ↑ 1,885Merrily#2,397 → #512
  3. ↑ 1,081Merrilee#1,954 → #873
  4. ↑ 783Jerrilyn#1,610 → #827
  5. ↑ 760Candace#1,418 → #658
Fallers
  1. ↓ 354Rebekah#924 → #1,278
  2. ↓ 350Leatha#830 → #1,180
  3. ↓ 307Nella#993 → #1,300
  4. ↓ 272Arla#934 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 262Vivien#735 → #997

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

See the top 100 for 1942 →