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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202002peak #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
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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 2002

  • 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedMINew York: #1,246 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 9,688 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedMARhode 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedIAIndiana: #779 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,380 girlsINOhio: #711 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 5,291 girlsOHPennsylvania: #871 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,907 girlsPANew Jersey: #932 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,868 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #1,200 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 9,684 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: #787 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,583 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedWVVirginia: #976 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,132 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedARTennessee: #748 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,004 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #1,180 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,688 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: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedLAMississippi: #365 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsMSAlabama: #662 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,900 girlsALGeorgia: #839 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 5,379 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lori, so not publishedHITexas: #1,138 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 8,208 girlsTXFlorida: #1,222 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 9,627 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#365 · 1 in 1,616
  2. Alabama#662 · 1 in 3,900
  3. Ohio#711 · 1 in 5,291
  4. Tennessee#748 · 1 in 5,004
  5. Indiana#779 · 1 in 5,380

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#36571 in 1,616
Alabama#66251 in 3,900
Ohio#711111 in 5,291
Tennessee#74861 in 5,004
Indiana#77961 in 5,380
Missouri#78751 in 5,583
Georgia#83991 in 5,379
Pennsylvania#87181 in 6,907
New Jersey#93261 in 6,868
Virginia#97651 in 7,132
Texas#1,138191 in 8,208
North Carolina#1,18051 in 8,688
California#1,200231 in 9,684
Florida#1,22281 in 9,627
New York#1,246101 in 9,688
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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 2002

girls
#1,135
183 births · 1 in 9,819 girls

Top girls' names in 2002

  1. #1Emily24,470
  2. #2Madison21,774
  3. #3Hannah18,828
  4. #4Emma16,558
  5. #5Alexis15,636
  6. #6Ashley15,344
  7. #7Abigail15,303
  8. #8Sarah14,779
  9. #9Samantha14,671
  10. #10Olivia14,631
  11. #1,135Lori183
More about 2002

girls

1,796,882 girls got a published name in 2002; 1 in 9,819 of them was named Lori, which outranked 93.7% of the 18,086 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lori
  1. #1,129Ivette184
  2. #1,129Kameron184
  3. #1,129Leann184
  4. #1,135Lori183
  5. #1,135Dayanara183
  6. #1,135Jaylee183
  7. #1,135Lainey183
  8. #1,142Eunice182
  9. #1,142Karis182
  10. #1,144Chantel181

Tied with 6 names at #1,135; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2001
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,168Cadence#2,126 → #958
  2. ↑ 949Lisbeth#1,573 → #624
  3. ↑ 710Ashanti#825 → #115
  4. ↑ 464Elle#1,076 → #612
  5. ↑ 412Nyla#865 → #453
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,141Citlalli#609 → #1,750
  2. ↓ 748Nallely#772 → #1,520
  3. ↓ 617Dafne#967 → #1,584
  4. ↓ 582Beyonce#700 → #1,282
  5. ↓ 540Mikaila#928 → #1,468

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

See the top 100 for 2002 →