Lory

Last seen for girls in 2022 at #11,231 · Last seen for boys in 1966 at #3,948
Given to girls 89.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1962 · 106 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
2,258
since 1923

Lory over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #1,050, 1962peak #2,135, 1951girlsboys
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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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2022#11,2318—
2021#11,1468—
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2019#12,4487—
2018#13,7936—
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2012#12,1998—
2011#16,7645—
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2009#17,2945—
2008#12,5798—
2007#13,9247—
2006#10,61110—
2005#10,9219—
2004#9,89210—
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2002#12,1877—
2001#10,1029—
2000#9,8749—
1999#8,22311—
1998#12,4266—
1997#7,28312—
1996#6,72313—
1995#8,7669—
1994#8,12210—
1993#5,95515—
1992#6,31414—
1991#5,65916—
1990#7,30311—
1989#6,53112—
1988#5,89513—
1987#5,31214—
1986#4,34718—
1985#3,98320—
1984#5,22213—
1983#3,34024—
1982#3,34425—
1981#4,00519—
1980#3,31825—
1979#2,79531—
1978#2,68031—
1977#2,46335—
1976#2,43933—
1975#1,98644—
1974#1,80149—
1973#1,88544—
1972#1,62755—
1971#1,85747—
1970#1,42173—
1969#1,63554—
1968#1,62550—
1967#1,38263—
1966#1,41660#3,9485
1965#1,39462—
1964#1,22481—
1963#1,15090#2,41412
1962#1,050106—
1961#1,063106—
1960#1,14790#3,0778
1959#1,25673#3,0378
1958#1,10491#2,37012
1957#1,23872#2,19014
1956#1,15181#2,36112
1955#1,64139#3,8865
1954#1,34455#3,1767
1953#1,56539#3,1437
1952#1,82030—
1951#1,58336#2,13513
1950#2,43617#2,20712
1949#2,06922#2,8028
1948#2,82813#2,6089
1947#2,20020#3,3706
1946#3,6658#2,5349
1945#2,91610—
1944#3,1399—
1943—#3,5385
1942—#3,2126
1941—#2,8727
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1939#3,7826#3,1136
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1937—#3,5185
1936—#2,8547
1935—#2,9517
1934—#3,6795
1933—#3,6425
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1929—#2,9808
1928—#3,0768
1927—#4,2105
1926—#4,2015
1925—#3,1558
1924#4,4346—
1923#4,9675#4,2395
1922—#3,5327
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First appearance
1923

The first year at least five girls were named Lory! It came in at #4,967, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1925–1930, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Lory is popular in 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedMNIllinois: #849 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 15,177 girlsILWisconsin: #461 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 7,224 girlsWIMichigan: #776 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,327 girlsMINew York: #882 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 16,963 girlsNYMassachusetts: #489 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,932 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedINOhio: #926 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 21,368 girlsOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #889 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 13,582 girlsCAUtah: #332 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,064 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedHITexas: #1,241 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 22,453 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Lory, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#332 · 1 in 2,064
  2. Wisconsin#461 · 1 in 7,224
  3. Massachusetts#489 · 1 in 8,932
  4. Michigan#776 · 1 in 15,327
  5. Illinois#849 · 1 in 15,177

Best ever in a state: #332 in Utah, 1958.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#33251 in 2,064
Wisconsin#46161 in 7,224
Massachusetts#48961 in 8,932
Michigan#77661 in 15,327
Illinois#84971 in 15,177
New York#882101 in 16,963
California#889121 in 13,582
Ohio#92651 in 21,368
Texas#1,24151 in 22,453
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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 Lory
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 2022
Rise & fade · girls
39 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1923
  • Peaked 1962 at #1,050 (106 births)
  • Births halved by 1968, 6 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 18,553
  • Highest: 1 in 18,553 girls born in 1962 were named Lory (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 205,016 girls born in 2022 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 33.7% of all girls named Lory (762) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1947
  • Mostly boys until 1946, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1920s11#4,434 (1924)#4,701
1930s12#3,782 (1939)#3,815
1940s82#2,069 (1949)#2,803
1950s533#1,104 (1958)#1,514
1960s762#1,050 (1962)#1,309
1970s442#1,421 (1970)#2,095
1980s183#3,318 (1980)#4,530
1990s117#5,659 (1991)#7,677
2000s74#9,874 (2000)#11,932
2010s26#12,199 (2012)#13,801
2020s16#11,146 (2021)#11,189

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.

Lory in 1958

girls
#1,104
91 births · 1 in 22,106 girls
boys
#2,370
12 births · 1 in 176,867 boys

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #1,104Lory91

Top boys' names in 1958

  1. #1Michael90,604
  2. #2David82,681
  3. #3James78,774
  4. #4Robert77,338
  5. #5John76,057
  6. #6William54,254
  7. #7Mark52,698
  8. #8Richard50,007
  9. #9Thomas42,088
  10. #10Steven32,968
  11. #2,370Lory12
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 22,106 of them was named Lory, which outranked 84.3% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lory
  1. #1,095Petra92
  2. #1,095Sharyl92
  3. #1,095Trudi92
  4. #1,104Lory91
  5. #1,104Cyndy91
  6. #1,104Eliza91
  7. #1,104Francisca91
  8. #1,112Candis90
  9. #1,112Cathey90
  10. #1,112Giselle90

Tied with 7 names at #1,104; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

boys

2,122,409 boys got a published name in 1958; 1 in 176,867 of them was named Lory, which outranked 47.4% of the 4,502 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Lory
  1. #2,265Wolfgang13
  2. #2,265Young13
  3. #2,265Zebedee13
  4. #2,370Lory12
  5. #2,370Adelbert12
  6. #2,370Adell12
  7. #2,370Aden12
  8. #2,506Ahmad11
  9. #2,506Alejo11
  10. #2,506Alwyn11

Tied with 135 names at #2,370; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 742Wayde#1,364 → #622
  2. ↑ 568Maverick#1,364 → #796
  3. ↑ 516Darren#897 → #381
  4. ↑ 435Tobin#1,250 → #815
  5. ↑ 406Dion#928 → #522
Fallers
  1. ↓ 388Claud#957 → #1,345
  2. ↓ 349Ritchie#823 → #1,172
  3. ↓ 333Levon#944 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 320Weston#957 → #1,277
  5. ↓ 297Parker#925 → #1,222

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →