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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| 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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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 1991
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#164 · 1 in 792
- West Virginia#192 · 1 in 1,096
- Alabama#203 · 1 in 1,161
- Arkansas#209 · 1 in 1,095
- Kentucky#211 · 1 in 1,262
Best ever in a state: #1 in Idaho, 1960.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #164 | 17 | 1 in 792 |
| West Virginia | #192 | 8 | 1 in 1,096 |
| Alabama | #203 | 19 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Arkansas | #209 | 11 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Kentucky | #211 | 17 | 1 in 1,262 |
| South Carolina | #231 | 15 | 1 in 1,285 |
| Tennessee | #231 | 22 | 1 in 1,382 |
| Texas | #241 | 104 | 1 in 1,312 |
| New Mexico | #243 | 9 | 1 in 1,042 |
| Oklahoma | #243 | 12 | 1 in 1,421 |
| Missouri | #245 | 22 | 1 in 1,476 |
| Georgia | #253 | 27 | 1 in 1,550 |
| Indiana | #256 | 20 | 1 in 1,741 |
| North Carolina | #270 | 23 | 1 in 1,733 |
| Louisiana | #282 | 16 | 1 in 1,566 |
| Virginia | #295 | 19 | 1 in 1,942 |
| Nebraska | #297 | 5 | 1 in 1,776 |
| Nevada | #297 | 5 | 1 in 1,423 |
| Ohio | #327 | 29 | 1 in 2,420 |
| Wisconsin | #341 | 12 | 1 in 2,371 |
| Florida | #343 | 33 | 1 in 2,314 |
| Colorado | #349 | 10 | 1 in 2,082 |
| Kansas | #351 | 6 | 1 in 2,228 |
| Pennsylvania | #369 | 27 | 1 in 2,630 |
| Massachusetts | #382 | 13 | 1 in 2,793 |
| Illinois | #396 | 29 | 1 in 2,674 |
| Utah | #407 | 6 | 1 in 2,215 |
| Michigan | #418 | 19 | 1 in 3,179 |
| New Jersey | #422 | 16 | 1 in 2,918 |
| Oregon | #440 | 6 | 1 in 2,809 |
| Washington | #454 | 11 | 1 in 2,813 |
| Minnesota | #463 | 7 | 1 in 3,925 |
| New York | #473 | 37 | 1 in 3,217 |
| Maryland | #482 | 8 | 1 in 3,452 |
| Arizona | #483 | 9 | 1 in 2,867 |
| California | #643 | 55 | 1 in 4,755 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
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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.
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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
| 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 1991
girls
#351
736 births · 1 in 2,548 girls
Top girls' names in 1991
More about 1991
girls
1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 2,548 of them was named Lori, which outranked 97.7% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Lori
Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.