Loren
#2,998 for girls in 2025, 55 births · #3,036 for boys in 2025, 40 births
Given to boys 78.4% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1939 · 625 births
- Debut · boys
- 22 births
- In top 100 · boys
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 46,479since 1880
Loren over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,998 | 55 | #3,036 | 40 |
| 2024 | #2,462 | 73 | #2,637 | 50 |
| 2023 | #2,517 | 70 | #2,387 | 57 |
| 2022 | #2,425 | 75 | #2,355 | 60 |
| 2021 | #2,212 | 84 | #2,349 | 58 |
| 2020 | #2,065 | 89 | #2,347 | 57 |
| 2019 | #2,011 | 95 | #2,394 | 56 |
| 2018 | #1,925 | 103 | #1,994 | 73 |
| 2017 | #1,863 | 109 | #2,450 | 52 |
| 2016 | #1,815 | 114 | #1,936 | 75 |
| 2015 | #1,883 | 108 | #2,001 | 72 |
| 2014 | #2,038 | 96 | #1,884 | 77 |
| 2013 | #1,929 | 103 | #2,364 | 53 |
| 2012 | #1,774 | 116 | #1,923 | 74 |
| 2011 | #1,772 | 115 | #1,780 | 81 |
| 2010 | #1,860 | 109 | #1,975 | 70 |
| 2009 | #1,602 | 140 | #2,143 | 63 |
| 2008 | #1,461 | 161 | #2,062 | 67 |
| 2007 | #1,303 | 187 | #1,681 | 90 |
| 2006 | #1,252 | 192 | #1,562 | 94 |
| 2005 | #1,145 | 203 | #1,343 | 112 |
| 2004 | #1,067 | 216 | #1,359 | 107 |
| 2003 | #971 | 239 | #1,356 | 100 |
| 2002 | #984 | 224 | #1,130 | 126 |
| 2001 | #829 | 279 | #1,160 | 119 |
| 2000 | #701 | 334 | #1,044 | 138 |
| 1999 | #700 | 323 | #1,080 | 124 |
| 1998 | #704 | 314 | #970 | 142 |
| 1997 | #658 | 334 | #847 | 167 |
| 1996 | #695 | 311 | #889 | 152 |
| 1995 | #770 | 262 | #793 | 183 |
| 1994 | #632 | 347 | #701 | 221 |
| 1993 | #623 | 362 | #686 | 225 |
| 1992 | #575 | 405 | #645 | 255 |
| 1991 | #580 | 399 | #599 | 289 |
| 1990 | #517 | 463 | #630 | 261 |
| 1989 | #563 | 397 | #572 | 289 |
| 1988 | #614 | 325 | #527 | 301 |
| 1987 | #722 | 250 | #483 | 334 |
| 1986 | #614 | 311 | #457 | 366 |
| 1985 | #628 | 298 | #440 | 375 |
| 1984 | #607 | 294 | #418 | 390 |
| 1983 | #697 | 244 | #395 | 420 |
| 1982 | #812 | 195 | #426 | 385 |
| 1981 | #858 | 181 | #430 | 380 |
| 1980 | #939 | 159 | #415 | 392 |
| 1979 | #1,074 | 128 | #406 | 379 |
| 1978 | #1,176 | 107 | #407 | 362 |
| 1977 | #1,286 | 91 | #429 | 340 |
| 1976 | #1,172 | 97 | #403 | 371 |
| 1975 | #1,229 | 93 | #422 | 341 |
| 1974 | #1,169 | 96 | #414 | 357 |
| 1973 | #1,388 | 71 | #390 | 393 |
| 1972 | #1,289 | 79 | #378 | 433 |
| 1971 | #1,266 | 87 | #372 | 470 |
| 1970 | #1,140 | 102 | #338 | 564 |
| 1969 | #955 | 125 | #305 | 614 |
| 1968 | #991 | 111 | #318 | 570 |
| 1967 | #959 | 113 | #311 | 566 |
| 1966 | #890 | 127 | #299 | 619 |
| 1965 | #966 | 113 | #293 | 656 |
| 1964 | #990 | 116 | #296 | 708 |
| 1963 | #1,201 | 83 | #295 | 693 |
| 1962 | #1,001 | 115 | #315 | 627 |
| 1961 | #1,204 | 84 | #306 | 643 |
| 1960 | #1,103 | 95 | #303 | 657 |
| 1959 | #1,023 | 107 | #312 | 612 |
| 1958 | #1,051 | 99 | #299 | 632 |
| 1957 | #1,026 | 104 | #294 | 651 |
| 1956 | #1,116 | 85 | #292 | 646 |
| 1955 | #1,197 | 70 | #260 | 716 |
| 1954 | #1,560 | 42 | #269 | 688 |
| 1953 | #1,491 | 43 | #263 | 691 |
| 1952 | #1,611 | 36 | #264 | 673 |
| 1951 | #1,842 | 28 | #258 | 667 |
| 1950 | #2,121 | 21 | #257 | 641 |
| 1949 | #2,212 | 20 | #253 | 651 |
| 1948 | #2,255 | 19 | #249 | 667 |
| 1947 | #1,946 | 25 | #250 | 694 |
| 1946 | #1,919 | 23 | #237 | 652 |
| 1945 | #1,941 | 19 | #219 | 623 |
| 1944 | #2,946 | 10 | #225 | 613 |
| 1943 | #2,352 | 15 | #214 | 677 |
| 1942 | #4,124 | 6 | #218 | 673 |
| 1941 | — | #227 | 562 | |
| 1940 | — | #214 | 586 | |
| 1939 | #3,145 | 8 | #199 | 625 |
| 1938 | — | #215 | 575 | |
| 1937 | #4,255 | 5 | #239 | 486 |
| 1936 | — | #214 | 545 | |
| 1935 | — | #210 | 573 | |
| 1934 | #3,802 | 6 | #212 | 570 |
| 1933 | #3,109 | 8 | #212 | 549 |
| 1932 | #3,901 | 6 | #224 | 538 |
| 1931 | #2,427 | 12 | #216 | 576 |
| 1930 | #4,550 | 5 | #236 | 536 |
| 1929 | #3,137 | 9 | #229 | 553 |
| 1928 | #3,164 | 9 | #215 | 612 |
| 1927 | #4,805 | 5 | #222 | 607 |
| 1926 | #2,872 | 11 | #223 | 608 |
| 1925 | #4,028 | 7 | #216 | 637 |
| 1924 | #3,393 | 9 | #211 | 636 |
| 1923 | #2,732 | 12 | #228 | 579 |
| 1922 | #4,011 | 7 | #238 | 557 |
| 1921 | — | #255 | 491 | |
| 1920 | #3,957 | 7 | #237 | 530 |
| 1919 | #3,219 | 9 | #241 | 479 |
| 1918 | #4,291 | 6 | #228 | 524 |
| 1917 | #3,092 | 9 | #245 | 424 |
| 1916 | #2,498 | 12 | #243 | 434 |
| 1915 | — | #245 | 392 | |
| 1914 | — | #263 | 273 | |
| 1913 | — | #255 | 223 | |
| 1912 | #2,979 | 5 | #248 | 201 |
| 1911 | — | #305 | 77 | |
| 1910 | — | #302 | 66 | |
| 1909 | #1,957 | 6 | #279 | 66 |
| 1908 | — | #330 | 46 | |
| 1907 | — | #318 | 45 | |
| 1906 | — | #298 | 47 | |
| 1905 | — | #290 | 47 | |
| 1904 | — | #328 | 37 | |
| 1903 | — | #303 | 38 | |
| 1902 | — | #337 | 33 | |
| 1901 | — | #259 | 44 | |
| 1900 | — | #319 | 44 | |
| 1899 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1898 | — | #473 | 19 | |
| 1897 | — | #306 | 36 | |
| 1896 | — | #331 | 32 | |
| 1895 | — | #337 | 30 | |
| 1894 | — | #322 | 30 | |
| 1893 | — | #401 | 20 | |
| 1892 | — | #348 | 29 | |
| 1891 | — | #349 | 24 | |
| 1890 | — | #345 | 26 | |
| 1889 | — | #379 | 22 | |
| 1888 | — | #387 | 23 | |
| 1887 | — | #340 | 23 | |
| 1886 | — | #369 | 22 | |
| 1885 | — | #399 | 20 | |
| 1884 | — | #416 | 19 | |
| 1883 | — | #359 | 22 | |
| 1882 | — | #288 | 35 | |
| 1881 | — | #348 | 22 | |
| 1880 | — | #363 | 22 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Loren was already there! It came in at #363, and was given to 22 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1883–1891, when fewer than 27 boys a year got the name.
Where Loren is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Washington#74 · 1 in 313
- Kansas#84 · 1 in 367
- Nebraska#92 · 1 in 379
- Idaho#96 · 1 in 391
- Indiana#101 · 1 in 642
Best ever in a state: #50 in South Dakota, 1943.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | #74 | 30 | 1 in 313 |
| Kansas | #84 | 39 | 1 in 367 |
| Nebraska | #92 | 30 | 1 in 379 |
| Idaho | #96 | 9 | 1 in 391 |
| Indiana | #101 | 39 | 1 in 642 |
| Minnesota | #106 | 35 | 1 in 560 |
| South Dakota | #107 | 13 | 1 in 438 |
| Oregon | #114 | 10 | 1 in 544 |
| Iowa | #118 | 30 | 1 in 630 |
| North Dakota | #119 | 11 | 1 in 566 |
| Montana | #131 | 5 | 1 in 798 |
| Illinois | #137 | 57 | 1 in 1,001 |
| Michigan | #141 | 39 | 1 in 1,080 |
| Colorado | #145 | 10 | 1 in 827 |
| Missouri | #148 | 28 | 1 in 971 |
| Ohio | #157 | 40 | 1 in 1,269 |
| Wisconsin | #172 | 17 | 1 in 1,410 |
| Oklahoma | #217 | 13 | 1 in 1,679 |
| California | #225 | 20 | 1 in 1,819 |
| Kentucky | #275 | 10 | 1 in 2,453 |
| Arkansas | #286 | 7 | 1 in 2,379 |
| New York | #310 | 20 | 1 in 4,757 |
| Texas | #888 | 5 | 1 in 11,576 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys 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 Loren
- 399 spots since 2024 (#2,637 → #3,036)
- 689 spots since 2020 (#2,347 → #3,036)
- 1,035 spots since 2015 (#2,001 → #3,036)
- Biggest jump: 151 spots in 1899 (#473 → #322)
- Biggest drop: 167 spots in 1898 (#306 → #473)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1939 at #199 (625 births)
- Births halved by 1988, 49 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1998
- Highest: 1 in 1,752 boys born in 1925 were named Loren (0.06%)
- Latest: 1 in 42,702 boys born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #199 in 1939, was only 1 in 1,771 (0.06%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 14.2% of all boys named Loren (6,617) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1987, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 230 | #288 (1882) | #365 |
| 1890s | 276 | #306 (1897) | #353 |
| 1900s | 447 | #259 (1901) | #306 |
| 1910s | 3,093 | #228 (1918) | #258 |
| 1920s | 5,810 | #211 (1924) | #227 |
| 1930s | 5,573 | #199 (1939) | #218 |
| 1940s | 6,398 | #214 (1943) | #231 |
| 1950s | 6,617 | #257 (1950) | #277 |
| 1960s | 6,353 | #293 (1965) | #304 |
| 1970s | 4,010 | #338 (1970) | #396 |
| 1980s | 3,632 | #395 (1983) | #456 |
| 1990s | 2,019 | #599 (1991) | #784 |
| 2000s | 1,016 | #1,044 (2000) | #1,484 |
| 2010s | 683 | #1,780 (2011) | #2,070 |
| 2020s | 322 | #2,347 (2020) | #2,519 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Loren in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 124,062 of them was named Loren, which outranked 40.6% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #2,921Wilbert10
- #2,921Zane10
- #2,921Zilla10
- #3,137Loren9
- #3,137Adel9
- #3,137Adelyn9
- #3,137Agusta9
- #3,394Adrianne8
- #3,394Alan8
- #3,394Aldene8
Tied with 256 names at #3,137; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,945 of them was named Loren, which outranked 95.0% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.