Lori

#1,721 for girls in 2025, 118 births · Last seen for boys in 1988 at #5,751
Given to girls 99.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1963 · 23,899 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
28 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
341,911
since 1924

Lori over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201952peak #8, 1963girls
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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
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2025#1,721118—
2024#1,524141—
2023#1,421157—
2022#1,387165—
2021#1,630128—
2020#1,668123—
2019#1,668126—
2018#1,548140—
2017#1,665129—
2016#1,550144—
2015#1,593135—
2014#1,652129—
2013#1,775115—
2012#1,940101—
2011#1,748117—
2010#1,830111—
2009#1,650135—
2008#1,597142—
2007#1,354179—
2006#1,590135—
2005#1,054226—
2004#1,186189—
2003#1,071207—
2002#1,135183—
2001#949233—
2000#863255—
1999#775284—
1998#717308—
1997#705304—
1996#648345—
1995#584394—
1994#475524—
1993#451556—
1992#400642—
1991#351736—
1990#323852—
1989#274986—
1988#2411,090#5,7517
1987#2291,171#4,5739
1986#1821,466#6,7215
1985#1581,791#6,5235
1984#1432,079#4,5528
1983#1132,520#3,23013
1982#982,978#4,2349
1981#913,479#3,60111
1980#764,085#2,96515
1979#694,432#3,01814
1978#604,631#2,13422
1977#575,072#3,38611
1976#475,849#1,99924
1975#396,650#2,13421
1974#307,960#1,61830
1973#288,472#1,61229
1972#289,434#1,64828
1971#2511,829#1,28942
1970#2313,448#1,31440
1969#2014,020#1,26539
1968#2213,126#1,65023
1967#2413,564#1,31233
1966#2114,671#1,11644
1965#1915,695#1,14443
1964#1518,624#1,26338
1963#823,899#1,10048
1962#1122,395#1,09149
1961#1421,876#1,13648
1960#2018,690#1,13947
1959#2715,032#1,46729
1958#3013,032#1,55725
1957#458,964#1,79120
1956#667,145#2,16814
1955#894,976#3,8865
1954#1213,440#3,8275
1953#1731,792—
1952#252972—
1951#347531—
1950#616186—
1949#619178—
1948#725136—
1947#854105—
1946#88588—
1945#1,08053—
1944#1,05355—
1943#1,12451—
1942#1,07653—
1941#1,18440—
1940#1,24235—
1939#1,40128—
1938#1,75220—
1937#1,91417—
1936#2,15314—
1935#2,9269—
1934#3,8026—
1933#3,1098—
1932#4,4115—
1931#3,8486—
1930#2,42513—
1929#3,6827—
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1927#3,5618—
1926#4,8515—
1925#4,9735—
1924#4,4346—
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First appearance
1924

The first year at least five girls were named Lori! It came in at #4,434, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1928, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lori is popular in 1952

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedNHWashington: #120 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 537 girlsWAIdaho: #191 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 899 girlsIDMontana: #175 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 801 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #169 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 983 girlsNDMinnesota: #162 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 1,008 girlsMNIllinois: #179 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,106 girlsILWisconsin: #149 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 911 girlsWIMichigan: #176 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,206 girlsMINew York: #218 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 1,417 girlsNYMassachusetts: #288 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 4,027 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedRIOregon: #88 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 361 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #125 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 571 girlsSDIowa: #188 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,293 girlsIAIndiana: #318 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,328 girlsINOhio: #259 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 2,317 girlsOHPennsylvania: #340 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 3,830 girlsPANew Jersey: #241 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,114 girlsNJConnecticut: #194 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,446 girlsCTCalifornia: #148 for girls · 184 births · 1 in 714 girlsCAUtah: #118 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 479 girlsUTColorado: #224 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,354 girlsCONebraska: #212 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,605 girlsNEMissouri: #444 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,905 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedWVVirginia: #527 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,733 girlsVAMaryland: #368 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,342 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedDEArizona: #304 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,740 girlsAZNew Mexico: #238 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,250 girlsNMKansas: #392 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,120 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #617 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 10,214 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #585 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,107 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedGAHawaii: #261 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,174 girlsHITexas: #442 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,946 girlsTXFlorida: #351 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,974 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Oregon#88 · 1 in 361
  2. Utah#118 · 1 in 479
  3. Washington#120 · 1 in 537
  4. South Dakota#125 · 1 in 571
  5. California#148 · 1 in 714

Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1960.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Oregon#88461 in 361
Utah#118201 in 479
Washington#120511 in 537
South Dakota#125131 in 571
California#1481841 in 714
Wisconsin#149441 in 911
Minnesota#162351 in 1,008
North Dakota#16971 in 983
Montana#17581 in 801
Michigan#176671 in 1,206
Illinois#179851 in 1,106
Iowa#188221 in 1,293
Idaho#19171 in 899
Connecticut#194141 in 1,446
Nebraska#21291 in 1,605
New York#2181091 in 1,417
Colorado#224121 in 1,354
New Mexico#23881 in 1,250
New Jersey#241231 in 2,114
Ohio#259411 in 2,317
Hawaii#26151 in 1,174
Massachusetts#288121 in 4,027
Arizona#30461 in 1,740
Indiana#318141 in 3,328
Pennsylvania#340291 in 3,830
Florida#351111 in 2,974
Maryland#36861 in 4,342
Kansas#39251 in 4,120
Texas#442271 in 3,946
Missouri#44471 in 5,905
Virginia#52751 in 7,733
Louisiana#58551 in 7,107
North Carolina#61751 in 10,214
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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 Lori
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 197 spots since 2024 (#1,524 → #1,721)
  • 53 spots since 2020 (#1,668 → #1,721)
  • 128 spots since 2015 (#1,593 → #1,721)
  • Biggest jump: 269 spots in 1951 (#616 → #347)
  • Biggest drop: 186 spots in 2002 (#949 → #1,135)
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1924
  • Peaked 1963 at #8 (23,899 births)
  • Births halved by 1971, 8 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 10 for 1 yr
  • Top 10: 1 yr · 1963
  • Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1955–1982
  • Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1946–2001
Share of babies · girls
1 in 81
  • Highest: 1 in 81 girls born in 1963 were named Lori (1.2%)
  • Latest: 1 in 13,621 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 51.6% of all girls named Lori (176,560) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s31#3,561 (1927)#4,300
1930s126#1,401 (1939)#2,774
1940s794#619 (1949)#984
1950s56,070#27 (1959)#177
1960s176,560#8 (1963)#17
1970s77,777#23 (1970)#41
1980s21,645#76 (1980)#161
1990s4,945#323 (1990)#543
2000s1,884#863 (2000)#1,245
2010s1,247#1,548 (2018)#1,697
2020s832#1,387 (2022)#1,559

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.

Lori in 1952

girls
#252
972 births · 1 in 1,908 girls

Top girls' names in 1952

  1. #1Linda67,082
  2. #2Mary65,629
  3. #3Patricia53,101
  4. #4Deborah49,811
  5. #5Susan41,348
  6. #6Barbara39,864
  7. #7Nancy31,739
  8. #8Karen28,956
  9. #9Debra26,832
  10. #10Sandra26,097
  11. #252Lori972
More about 1952

girls

1,854,335 girls got a published name in 1952; 1 in 1,908 of them was named Lori, which outranked 96.1% of the 6,389 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lori
  1. #249Bernadette995
  2. #250Cecilia984
  3. #251Betsy976
  4. #252Lori972
  5. #253Antoinette968
  6. #254Kimberly966
  7. #255Mona950
Biggest movers since 1951
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,501Pandora#3,284 → #783
  2. ↑ 368Lise#1,314 → #946
  3. ↑ 353Vanessa#656 → #303
  4. ↑ 334Dorinda#1,170 → #836
  5. ↑ 332Mitzi#928 → #596
Fallers
  1. ↓ 380Rhona#988 → #1,368
  2. ↓ 342Sharleen#765 → #1,107
  3. ↓ 270Enid#908 → #1,178
  4. ↓ 237Allyn#988 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 230Sheron#908 → #1,138

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

See the top 100 for 1952 →