Loralie: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,332

among girls · ↓100 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Loralie · -4% vs 2024

How common

1 in 66,969

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2012

42 babies

All-time total

958

#7,739 all-time among girls

First recorded

1925

in Social Security records

Loralie popularity over time

958 babies have been named Loralie since 1925, 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

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	5	1	–	#5,447
1930s	15	2	+200%	#3,075
1940s	39	4	+160%	#3,383
1950s	75	8	+92%	#3,342
1960s	121	12	+61%	#2,506
1970s	81	8	-33%	#4,741
1980s	33	3	-59%	#7,123
1990s	–	–	–	–
2000s	179	18	–	#4,528
2010s	279	28	+56%	#3,761
2020s (to 2025)	131	22	-22%	#4,956

Where Loralie 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	24	0.02	outside top 500
2027	24	0.02	outside top 500
2028	25	0.02	outside top 500
2029	25	0.02	outside top 500
2030	25	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Loralie

Loralie is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,332 in 2025 with 24 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1925, 958 American babies have been named Loralie. Its peak came in 2012, when 42 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 Loralie stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Loralie?

The median living Loralie is about 17 years old; half are between 10 and 53. An estimated 900 people named Loralie are alive in the United States today.

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

Loralie year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	24	#5,332
2024	25	#5,232
2023	23	#5,488
2022	19	#6,369
2021	14	#7,865
2020	26	#4,956
2019	24	#5,395
2018	23	#5,554
2017	19	#6,430
2016	21	#6,096
2015	30	#4,669
2014	33	#4,417
2013	26	#5,237
2012	42	#3,761
2011	26	#5,304
2010	35	#4,262
2009	23	#6,015
2008	26	#5,522
2007	30	#4,894
2006	32	#4,528
2005	22	#5,706
2004	12	#9,034
2003	16	#7,076
2002	12	#8,608
2001	6	#14,605
2000	–	–
1995	–	–
1990	–	–
1985	5	#11,698
1980	6	#9,788
1975	13	#4,741
1970	8	#6,105
1965	24	#2,506
1960	8	#4,996
1955	7	#5,001
1950	11	#3,342
1945	6	#4,313
1940	8	#3,383
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	5	#5,447
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Loralie?

The median living Loralie is about 17 years old. Half of all living Loralies are between 10 and 53 years old.

How many people named Loralie are alive today?

An estimated 900 people named Loralie are alive in the United States, based on 958 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Loralie in 2025?

Loralie ranked #5,332 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 24 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Loralie?

958 babies have been named Loralie in the United States since 1925, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Loralie most popular?

Loralie peaked in 2012, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Loralie a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Loralie rising or falling?

Loralie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Loralie become more popular?

Loralie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 25 girls named Loralie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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