Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2011

Loralei

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,673 Trend ↓ Falling 15%
Rank 2025
#2,673
among girls · ↑238 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
65
named Loralei · +14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 24,727
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2011
109 babies
All-time total
1,811
#5,035 all-time among girls
First recorded
1940
in Social Security records

Loralei popularity over time

1,811 babies have been named Loralei since 1940, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.020.040.060.0818801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2011Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s 11 1 – #4,748
1950s 21 2 +91% #4,368
1960s 48 5 +129% #4,143
1970s 23 2 -52% #8,030
1980s 10 1 -57% #11,697
1990s 33 3 +230% #10,967
2000s 457 46 +1285% #2,387
2010s 828 83 +81% #1,849
2020s (to 2025) 380 63 -24% #2,474

Where Loralei is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 64 0.04 outside top 500
2027 62 0.04 outside top 500
2028 61 0.04 outside top 500
2029 61 0.04 outside top 500
2030 60 0.04 outside top 500

The story of Loralei

Loralei is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,673 in 2025 with 65 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1940, 1,811 American babies have been named Loralei. Its peak came in 2011, when 109 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Loralei stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Loralei?

The median living Loralei is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 18. An estimated 1,800 people named Loralei are alive in the United States today.

median 12 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Loralei year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 65 #2,673
2024 57 #2,911
2023 52 #3,164
2022 73 #2,483
2021 72 #2,474
2020 61 #2,736
2019 70 #2,527
2018 78 #2,353
2017 67 #2,625
2016 65 #2,684
2015 83 #2,271
2014 86 #2,208
2013 90 #2,118
2012 82 #2,302
2011 109 #1,849
2010 98 #2,036
2009 81 #2,387
2008 57 #3,046
2007 75 #2,500
2006 57 #3,004
2005 53 #3,040
2004 52 #3,027
2003 42 #3,447
2002 24 #5,013
2001 16 #6,837
2000 – –
1995 – –
1990 5 #14,269
1985 5 #11,697
1980 – –
1975 6 #8,601
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 5 #6,913
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 5 #4,748
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 – –
1920 – –
1915 – –
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Loralei, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Loralei?

The median living Loralei is about 12 years old. Half of all living Loraleis are between 6 and 18 years old.

How many people named Loralei are alive today?

An estimated 1,800 people named Loralei are alive in the United States, based on 1,811 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Loralei in 2025?

Loralei ranked #2,673 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 65 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Loralei?

1,811 babies have been named Loralei in the United States since 1940, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Loralei most popular?

Loralei peaked in 2011, when 109 newborns received the name.

Is Loralei a boy or girl name?

Loralei is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Loralei rising or falling?

Loralei is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Loralei become more popular?

Loralei is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 60 girls named Loralei in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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