Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2025

Lorelai

Meaning A female given name from German Gender Girl Rank 2025 #333 Trend ↑ Rising 47%

A female given name from German.

Rank 2025
#333
among girls · ↑70 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
926
named Lorelai · +17% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,736
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2025
926 babies
All-time total
10,253
#1,638 all-time among girls
First recorded
2001
in Social Security records

Lorelai popularity over time

10,253 babies have been named Lorelai since 2001, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2025Girls

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 – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s – – – –
1990s – – – –
2000s 1,719 172 – #780
2010s 4,344 434 +153% #546
2020s (to 2025) 4,190 698 +61% #333

Where Lorelai 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 990 0.62 #307
2027 1,048 0.65 #293
2028 1,100 0.68 #280
2029 1,146 0.71 #273
2030 1,187 0.74 #264

Where Lorelai is most popular

Girls named Lorelai per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.446 per 1,000. Strongest in Maine, Kentucky, and Indiana.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lorelai born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Maine 17 1.10 +147%
Kentucky 90 1.05 +136%
Indiana 129 0.919 +106%
South Carolina 80 0.890 +100%
Missouri 104 0.863 +94%
Tennessee 132 0.833 +87%
Oklahoma 61 0.829 +86%
Alaska 7 0.813 +82%
Wisconsin 82 0.796 +79%
Kansas 45 0.780 +75%
West Virginia 20 0.763 +71%
Ohio 178 0.750 +68%
Arkansas 39 0.738 +66%
Louisiana 61 0.697 +56%
Oregon 45 0.691 +55%
Iowa 40 0.685 +54%
Michigan 123 0.675 +52%
Alabama 62 0.660 +48%
Connecticut 35 0.602 +35%
North Carolina 131 0.575 +29%
Minnesota 62 0.575 +29%
Nebraska 20 0.556 +25%
Pennsylvania 131 0.554 +24%
Washington 80 0.554 +24%
Maryland 58 0.547 +23%
Georgia 122 0.537 +20%
Virginia 90 0.528 +18%
Illinois 120 0.524 +18%
Florida 221 0.517 +16%
Texas 400 0.497 +12%
Mississippi 23 0.492 +10%
Arizona 67 0.477 +7%
Colorado 52 0.466 +5%
Idaho 15 0.448 ≈ national
Hawaii 5 0.436 ≈ national
Rhode Island 5 0.399 -10%
Massachusetts 46 0.380 -15%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -15%
New Jersey 67 0.371 -17%
New Hampshire 6 0.325 -27%
New York 121 0.306 -31%
California 241 0.287 -36%
Utah 17 0.204 -54%
Nevada 5 0.108 -76%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Montana – – –
New Mexico – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lorelai

Lorelai is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #333 in 2025 with 926 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2001, 10,253 American babies have been named Lorelai. Its peak came in 2025, when 926 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Lorelai stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lorelai?

The median living Lorelai is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 10 thousand people named Lorelai are alive in the United States today.

median 7 020406080100

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

Lorelai year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 926 #333
2024 789 #403
2023 651 #473
2022 659 #480
2021 591 #522
2020 574 #527
2019 549 #554
2018 544 #568
2017 568 #546
2016 479 #624
2015 439 #655
2014 338 #820
2013 338 #802
2012 378 #736
2011 340 #799
2010 371 #749
2009 363 #780
2008 312 #891
2007 321 #872
2006 262 #995
2005 187 #1,221
2004 99 #1,901
2003 87 #2,055
2002 68 #2,368
2001 20 #5,729
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Lorelai?

The median living Lorelai is about 7 years old. Half of all living Lorelais are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Lorelai are alive today?

An estimated 10 thousand people named Lorelai are alive in the United States, based on 10,253 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lorelai mean?

A female given name from German.

How popular is the name Lorelai in 2025?

Lorelai ranked #333 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 926 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lorelai?

10,253 babies have been named Lorelai in the United States since 2001, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lorelai most popular?

Lorelai peaked in 2025, when 926 newborns received the name.

Is Lorelai a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Lorelai rising or falling?

Lorelai is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lorelai become more popular?

Lorelai is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,187 girls named Lorelai in 2030, which would rank around #264. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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