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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201994peak #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 1994

  • 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: #697 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,816 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #478 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,660 girlsMNIllinois: #709 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,303 girlsILWisconsin: #628 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,262 girlsWIMichigan: #562 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,170 girlsMINew York: #836 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,542 girlsNYMassachusetts: #342 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,255 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedSDIowa: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,378 girlsIAIndiana: #283 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,639 girlsINOhio: #309 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 2,086 girlsOHPennsylvania: #363 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 2,498 girlsPANew Jersey: #401 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,751 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #653 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 4,664 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedNEMissouri: #338 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,282 girlsMOKentucky: #222 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,333 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedWVVirginia: #460 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,206 girlsVAMaryland: #387 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,526 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedDEArizona: #715 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,509 girlsAZNew Mexico: #382 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,765 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedKSArkansas: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsARTennessee: #250 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #362 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,385 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #312 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,842 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #370 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,024 girlsOKLouisiana: #315 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,724 girlsLAMississippi: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,030 girlsMSAlabama: #207 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,105 girlsALGeorgia: #332 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 2,145 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedHITexas: #377 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 2,193 girlsTXFlorida: #524 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,726 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#207 · 1 in 1,105
  2. Kentucky#222 · 1 in 1,333
  3. Arkansas#243 · 1 in 1,267
  4. Tennessee#250 · 1 in 1,538
  5. Indiana#283 · 1 in 1,639

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#207191 in 1,105
Kentucky#222151 in 1,333
Arkansas#24391 in 1,267
Tennessee#250191 in 1,538
Indiana#283201 in 1,639
Ohio#309311 in 2,086
South Carolina#31291 in 1,842
Louisiana#315131 in 1,724
Georgia#332191 in 2,145
Missouri#338131 in 2,282
Massachusetts#342151 in 2,255
Iowa#36161 in 2,378
North Carolina#362161 in 2,385
Pennsylvania#363261 in 2,498
Oklahoma#37081 in 2,024
Texas#377621 in 2,193
New Mexico#38251 in 1,765
Mississippi#38561 in 2,030
Maryland#387101 in 2,526
New Jersey#401161 in 2,751
Virginia#460111 in 3,206
Minnesota#47871 in 3,660
Florida#524201 in 3,726
Michigan#562131 in 4,170
Wisconsin#62851 in 5,262
California#653521 in 4,664
Washington#69761 in 4,816
Illinois#709141 in 5,303
Arizona#71561 in 4,509
New York#836171 in 6,542
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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 1994

girls
#475
524 births · 1 in 3,408 girls

Top girls' names in 1994

  1. #1Jessica32,122
  2. #2Ashley30,281
  3. #3Emily24,154
  4. #4Samantha22,824
  5. #5Sarah22,299
  6. #6Taylor20,734
  7. #7Brittany18,900
  8. #8Amanda18,718
  9. #9Elizabeth16,786
  10. #10Megan16,580
  11. #475Lori524
More about 1994

girls

1,785,753 girls got a published name in 1994; 1 in 3,408 of them was named Lori, which outranked 97.0% of the 15,759 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 12.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lori
  1. #472Ericka536
  2. #472Lucy536
  3. #474Nora530
  4. #475Lori524
  5. #476Elisa523
  6. #476Katarina523
  7. #478Blanca521
Biggest movers since 1993
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,523Nohely#5,419 → #896
  2. ↑ 4,322Aaliyah#4,524 → #202
  3. ↑ 2,306Zana#3,108 → #802
  4. ↑ 1,711Aliyah#2,068 → #357
  5. ↑ 1,430Zhane#2,012 → #582
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,015Coraima#875 → #1,890
  2. ↓ 799Kalene#929 → #1,728
  3. ↓ 656Deyanira#938 → #1,594
  4. ↓ 577Crysta#968 → #1,545
  5. ↓ 562Hilary#647 → #1,209

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

See the top 100 for 1994 →