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
- Peak · girls
- 1963 · 23,899 births
- Debut · girls
- 6 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 28 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 341,911since 1924
Lori over time
Rank among girls' names. 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 | #1,721 | 118 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,524 | 141 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,421 | 157 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,387 | 165 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,630 | 128 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,668 | 123 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,668 | 126 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,548 | 140 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,665 | 129 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,550 | 144 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,593 | 135 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,652 | 129 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,775 | 115 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,940 | 101 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,748 | 117 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,830 | 111 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,650 | 135 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,597 | 142 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,354 | 179 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,590 | 135 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,054 | 226 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,186 | 189 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,071 | 207 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,135 | 183 | — | |
| 2001 | #949 | 233 | — | |
| 2000 | #863 | 255 | — | |
| 1999 | #775 | 284 | — | |
| 1998 | #717 | 308 | — | |
| 1997 | #705 | 304 | — | |
| 1996 | #648 | 345 | — | |
| 1995 | #584 | 394 | — | |
| 1994 | #475 | 524 | — | |
| 1993 | #451 | 556 | — | |
| 1992 | #400 | 642 | — | |
| 1991 | #351 | 736 | — | |
| 1990 | #323 | 852 | — | |
| 1989 | #274 | 986 | — | |
| 1988 | #241 | 1,090 | #5,751 | 7 |
| 1987 | #229 | 1,171 | #4,573 | 9 |
| 1986 | #182 | 1,466 | #6,721 | 5 |
| 1985 | #158 | 1,791 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #143 | 2,079 | #4,552 | 8 |
| 1983 | #113 | 2,520 | #3,230 | 13 |
| 1982 | #98 | 2,978 | #4,234 | 9 |
| 1981 | #91 | 3,479 | #3,601 | 11 |
| 1980 | #76 | 4,085 | #2,965 | 15 |
| 1979 | #69 | 4,432 | #3,018 | 14 |
| 1978 | #60 | 4,631 | #2,134 | 22 |
| 1977 | #57 | 5,072 | #3,386 | 11 |
| 1976 | #47 | 5,849 | #1,999 | 24 |
| 1975 | #39 | 6,650 | #2,134 | 21 |
| 1974 | #30 | 7,960 | #1,618 | 30 |
| 1973 | #28 | 8,472 | #1,612 | 29 |
| 1972 | #28 | 9,434 | #1,648 | 28 |
| 1971 | #25 | 11,829 | #1,289 | 42 |
| 1970 | #23 | 13,448 | #1,314 | 40 |
| 1969 | #20 | 14,020 | #1,265 | 39 |
| 1968 | #22 | 13,126 | #1,650 | 23 |
| 1967 | #24 | 13,564 | #1,312 | 33 |
| 1966 | #21 | 14,671 | #1,116 | 44 |
| 1965 | #19 | 15,695 | #1,144 | 43 |
| 1964 | #15 | 18,624 | #1,263 | 38 |
| 1963 | #8 | 23,899 | #1,100 | 48 |
| 1962 | #11 | 22,395 | #1,091 | 49 |
| 1961 | #14 | 21,876 | #1,136 | 48 |
| 1960 | #20 | 18,690 | #1,139 | 47 |
| 1959 | #27 | 15,032 | #1,467 | 29 |
| 1958 | #30 | 13,032 | #1,557 | 25 |
| 1957 | #45 | 8,964 | #1,791 | 20 |
| 1956 | #66 | 7,145 | #2,168 | 14 |
| 1955 | #89 | 4,976 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1954 | #121 | 3,440 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #173 | 1,792 | — | |
| 1952 | #252 | 972 | — | |
| 1951 | #347 | 531 | — | |
| 1950 | #616 | 186 | — | |
| 1949 | #619 | 178 | — | |
| 1948 | #725 | 136 | — | |
| 1947 | #854 | 105 | — | |
| 1946 | #885 | 88 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,080 | 53 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,053 | 55 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,124 | 51 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,076 | 53 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,184 | 40 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,242 | 35 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,401 | 28 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,752 | 20 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,914 | 17 | — | |
| 1936 | #2,153 | 14 | — | |
| 1935 | #2,926 | 9 | — | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | — | |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | — | |
| 1932 | #4,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1931 | #3,848 | 6 | — | |
| 1930 | #2,425 | 13 | — | |
| 1929 | #3,682 | 7 | — | |
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| 1927 | #3,561 | 8 | — | |
| 1926 | #4,851 | 5 | — | |
| 1925 | #4,973 | 5 | — | |
| 1924 | #4,434 | 6 | — | |
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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 1977
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- West Virginia#28 · 1 in 139
- Delaware#31 · 1 in 127
- Tennessee#34 · 1 in 162
- Hawaii#34 · 1 in 167
- Pennsylvania#37 · 1 in 183
Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1960.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | #28 | 89 | 1 in 139 |
| Delaware | #31 | 22 | 1 in 127 |
| Hawaii | #34 | 28 | 1 in 167 |
| Tennessee | #34 | 173 | 1 in 162 |
| Oklahoma | #37 | 91 | 1 in 186 |
| Pennsylvania | #37 | 363 | 1 in 183 |
| Kentucky | #40 | 138 | 1 in 178 |
| South Dakota | #40 | 29 | 1 in 148 |
| Nebraska | #43 | 52 | 1 in 193 |
| Arkansas | #44 | 65 | 1 in 200 |
| Kansas | #44 | 65 | 1 in 208 |
| Indiana | #45 | 163 | 1 in 216 |
| Missouri | #45 | 143 | 1 in 217 |
| Alabama | #46 | 111 | 1 in 207 |
| Iowa | #47 | 87 | 1 in 218 |
| Montana | #47 | 21 | 1 in 206 |
| North Carolina | #47 | 144 | 1 in 230 |
| Rhode Island | #47 | 27 | 1 in 163 |
| Utah | #47 | 68 | 1 in 216 |
| Wyoming | #47 | 13 | 1 in 183 |
| Maine | #48 | 30 | 1 in 197 |
| Minnesota | #48 | 114 | 1 in 227 |
| Ohio | #48 | 290 | 1 in 242 |
| Nevada | #49 | 16 | 1 in 191 |
| Texas | #50 | 363 | 1 in 277 |
| Michigan | #51 | 216 | 1 in 264 |
| Georgia | #52 | 134 | 1 in 245 |
| Vermont | #53 | 12 | 1 in 194 |
| Wisconsin | #54 | 122 | 1 in 238 |
| Maryland | #55 | 70 | 1 in 264 |
| Massachusetts | #59 | 110 | 1 in 267 |
| Virginia | #59 | 106 | 1 in 266 |
| Florida | #60 | 151 | 1 in 286 |
| New Jersey | #63 | 129 | 1 in 285 |
| New Mexico | #64 | 31 | 1 in 260 |
| Idaho | #65 | 24 | 1 in 261 |
| Illinois | #65 | 207 | 1 in 349 |
| New York | #67 | 303 | 1 in 336 |
| North Dakota | #67 | 17 | 1 in 262 |
| Connecticut | #71 | 46 | 1 in 310 |
| Mississippi | #74 | 54 | 1 in 293 |
| Colorado | #75 | 51 | 1 in 335 |
| Louisiana | #78 | 82 | 1 in 341 |
| New Hampshire | #79 | 14 | 1 in 324 |
| Washington | #82 | 59 | 1 in 386 |
| Oregon | #83 | 40 | 1 in 368 |
| Arizona | #85 | 43 | 1 in 371 |
| South Carolina | #85 | 49 | 1 in 358 |
| California | #109 | 285 | 1 in 525 |
| Alaska | #145 | 5 | 1 in 484 |
| District of Columbia | #222 | 7 | 1 in 864 |
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
- 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)
- Debuted 1924
- Peaked 1963 at #8 (23,899 births)
- Births halved by 1971, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: 1 yr · 1963
- Top 100: 28 yrs · run 1955–1982
- Top 1,000: 56 yrs · run 1946–2001
- Highest: 1 in 81 girls born in 1963 were named Lori (1.2%)
- Latest: 1 in 13,621 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- 51.6% of all girls named Lori (176,560) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 31 | #3,561 (1927) | #4,300 |
| 1930s | 126 | #1,401 (1939) | #2,774 |
| 1940s | 794 | #619 (1949) | #984 |
| 1950s | 56,070 | #27 (1959) | #177 |
| 1960s | 176,560 | #8 (1963) | #17 |
| 1970s | 77,777 | #23 (1970) | #41 |
| 1980s | 21,645 | #76 (1980) | #161 |
| 1990s | 4,945 | #323 (1990) | #543 |
| 2000s | 1,884 | #863 (2000) | #1,245 |
| 2010s | 1,247 | #1,548 (2018) | #1,697 |
| 2020s | 832 | #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 1977
Top girls' names in 1977
Top boys' names in 1977
More about 1977
girls
1,533,146 girls got a published name in 1977; 1 in 302 of them was named Lori, which outranked 99.5% of the 11,329 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,643,220 boys got a published name in 1977; 1 in 149,384 of them was named Lori, which outranked 50.6% of the 6,861 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #3,203Zebulun12
- #3,203Zenon12
- #3,203Zoltan12
- #3,386Lori11
- #3,386Acie11
- #3,386Addam11
- #3,386Aj11
- #3,606Abrahm10
- #3,606Adon10
- #3,606Adrienne10
Tied with 219 names at #3,386; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.