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

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Peak · boys
1939 · 625 births
Debut · boys
22 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
46,479
since 1880

Loren over time

girlsboys

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

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201950peak #517, 1990peak #199, 1939girlsboys
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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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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#2,99855#3,03640
2024#2,46273#2,63750
2023#2,51770#2,38757
2022#2,42575#2,35560
2021#2,21284#2,34958
2020#2,06589#2,34757
2019#2,01195#2,39456
2018#1,925103#1,99473
2017#1,863109#2,45052
2016#1,815114#1,93675
2015#1,883108#2,00172
2014#2,03896#1,88477
2013#1,929103#2,36453
2012#1,774116#1,92374
2011#1,772115#1,78081
2010#1,860109#1,97570
2009#1,602140#2,14363
2008#1,461161#2,06267
2007#1,303187#1,68190
2006#1,252192#1,56294
2005#1,145203#1,343112
2004#1,067216#1,359107
2003#971239#1,356100
2002#984224#1,130126
2001#829279#1,160119
2000#701334#1,044138
1999#700323#1,080124
1998#704314#970142
1997#658334#847167
1996#695311#889152
1995#770262#793183
1994#632347#701221
1993#623362#686225
1992#575405#645255
1991#580399#599289
1990#517463#630261
1989#563397#572289
1988#614325#527301
1987#722250#483334
1986#614311#457366
1985#628298#440375
1984#607294#418390
1983#697244#395420
1982#812195#426385
1981#858181#430380
1980#939159#415392
1979#1,074128#406379
1978#1,176107#407362
1977#1,28691#429340
1976#1,17297#403371
1975#1,22993#422341
1974#1,16996#414357
1973#1,38871#390393
1972#1,28979#378433
1971#1,26687#372470
1970#1,140102#338564
1969#955125#305614
1968#991111#318570
1967#959113#311566
1966#890127#299619
1965#966113#293656
1964#990116#296708
1963#1,20183#295693
1962#1,001115#315627
1961#1,20484#306643
1960#1,10395#303657
1959#1,023107#312612
1958#1,05199#299632
1957#1,026104#294651
1956#1,11685#292646
1955#1,19770#260716
1954#1,56042#269688
1953#1,49143#263691
1952#1,61136#264673
1951#1,84228#258667
1950#2,12121#257641
1949#2,21220#253651
1948#2,25519#249667
1947#1,94625#250694
1946#1,91923#237652
1945#1,94119#219623
1944#2,94610#225613
1943#2,35215#214677
1942#4,1246#218673
1941—#227562
1940—#214586
1939#3,1458#199625
1938—#215575
1937#4,2555#239486
1936—#214545
1935—#210573
1934#3,8026#212570
1933#3,1098#212549
1932#3,9016#224538
1931#2,42712#216576
1930#4,5505#236536
1929#3,1379#229553
1928#3,1649#215612
1927#4,8055#222607
1926#2,87211#223608
1925#4,0287#216637
1924#3,3939#211636
1923#2,73212#228579
1922#4,0117#238557
1921—#255491
1920#3,9577#237530
1919#3,2199#241479
1918#4,2916#228524
1917#3,0929#245424
1916#2,49812#243434
1915—#245392
1914—#263273
1913—#255223
1912#2,9795#248201
1911—#30577
1910—#30266
1909#1,9576#27966
1908—#33046
1907—#31845
1906—#29847
1905—#29047
1904—#32837
1903—#30338
1902—#33733
1901—#25944
1900—#31944
1899—#32230
1898—#47319
1897—#30636
1896—#33132
1895—#33730
1894—#32230
1893—#40120
1892—#34829
1891—#34924
1890—#34526
1889—#37922
1888—#38723
1887—#34023
1886—#36922
1885—#39920
1884—#41619
1883—#35922
1882—#28835
1881—#34822
1880—#36322
First appearance
1880

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 1950

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNHWashington: #119 for boys · 37 births · 1 in 732 boysWAIdaho: #206 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 1,371 boysIDMontana: #121 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 682 boysMTNorth Dakota: #62 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 297 boysNDMinnesota: #88 for boys · 65 births · 1 in 548 boysMNIllinois: #213 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,378 boysILWisconsin: #134 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 1,263 boysWIMichigan: #211 for boys · 32 births · 1 in 2,430 boysMINew York: #280 for boys · 33 births · 1 in 4,571 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedRIOregon: #168 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 1,293 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #66 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 351 boysSDIowa: #109 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 684 boysIAIndiana: #183 for boys · 26 births · 1 in 1,728 boysINOhio: #240 for boys · 28 births · 1 in 3,243 boysOHPennsylvania: #369 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 9,854 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #216 for boys · 69 births · 1 in 1,769 boysCAUtah: #136 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 739 boysUTColorado: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedCONebraska: #107 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 617 boysNEMissouri: #245 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 2,779 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedDEArizona: #190 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,108 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNMKansas: #184 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,327 boysKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #205 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 1,586 boysOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedHITexas: #959 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 20,767 boysTXFlorida: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#62 · 1 in 297
  2. South Dakota#66 · 1 in 351
  3. Minnesota#88 · 1 in 548
  4. Nebraska#107 · 1 in 617
  5. Iowa#109 · 1 in 684

Best ever in a state: #50 in South Dakota, 1943.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#62251 in 297
South Dakota#66231 in 351
Minnesota#88651 in 548
Nebraska#107241 in 617
Iowa#109441 in 684
Washington#119371 in 732
Montana#121101 in 682
Wisconsin#134311 in 1,263
Utah#136131 in 739
Oregon#168131 in 1,293
Indiana#183261 in 1,728
Kansas#184151 in 1,327
Arizona#19091 in 1,108
Oklahoma#205151 in 1,586
Idaho#20651 in 1,371
Michigan#211321 in 2,430
Illinois#213391 in 2,378
California#216691 in 1,769
Ohio#240281 in 3,243
Missouri#245151 in 2,779
New York#280331 in 4,571
Pennsylvania#369111 in 9,854
Texas#95951 in 20,767
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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
Momentum · boys
Falling
  • 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)
Rise & fade · boys
59 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1939 at #199 (625 births)
  • Births halved by 1988, 49 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 119 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 119 yrs · run 1880–1998
Share of babies · boys
1 in 1,752
  • 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
Era · boys
The 1950s
  • 14.2% of all boys named Loren (6,617) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1988
  • Mostly boys until 1987, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s230#288 (1882)#365
1890s276#306 (1897)#353
1900s447#259 (1901)#306
1910s3,093#228 (1918)#258
1920s5,810#211 (1924)#227
1930s5,573#199 (1939)#218
1940s6,398#214 (1943)#231
1950s6,617#257 (1950)#277
1960s6,353#293 (1965)#304
1970s4,010#338 (1970)#396
1980s3,632#395 (1983)#456
1990s2,019#599 (1991)#784
2000s1,016#1,044 (2000)#1,484
2010s683#1,780 (2011)#2,070
2020s322#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 1950

girls
#2,121
21 births · 1 in 81,574 girls
boys
#257
641 births · 1 in 2,793 boys

Top girls' names in 1950

  1. #1Linda80,433
  2. #2Mary65,481
  3. #3Patricia47,944
  4. #4Barbara41,556
  5. #5Susan38,017
  6. #6Nancy29,617
  7. #7Deborah29,063
  8. #8Sandra28,896
  9. #9Carol26,163
  10. #10Kathleen25,706
  11. #2,121Loren21

Top boys' names in 1950

  1. #1James86,228
  2. #2Robert83,553
  3. #3John79,412
  4. #4Michael65,136
  5. #5David60,729
  6. #6William60,680
  7. #7Richard51,003
  8. #8Thomas45,596
  9. #9Charles39,095
  10. #10Gary33,737
  11. #257Loren641
More about 1950

girls

1,713,054 girls got a published name in 1950; 1 in 81,574 of them was named Loren, which outranked 65.3% of the 6,109 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 24.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loren
  1. #2,053Tona22
  2. #2,053Verlinda22
  3. #2,053Vernia22
  4. #2,121Loren21
  5. #2,121Alease21
  6. #2,121Alesia21
  7. #2,121Almeda21
  8. #2,185Aleda20
  9. #2,185Almeta20
  10. #2,185Annabell20

Tied with 63 names at #2,121; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,242Mindy#2,013 → #771
  2. ↑ 649Geralyn#1,627 → #978
  3. ↑ 636Kyle#1,512 → #876
  4. ↑ 416Debrah#1,109 → #693
  5. ↑ 405Debbra#1,353 → #948
Fallers
  1. ↓ 241Luana#823 → #1,064
  2. ↓ 231Christene#930 → #1,161
  3. ↓ 216Pearline#785 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 210Ingrid#518 → #728
  5. ↓ 201Dayle#982 → #1,183

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

boys

1,790,262 boys got a published name in 1950; 1 in 2,793 of them was named Loren, which outranked 93.9% of the 4,196 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loren
  1. #254Francisco647
  2. #255Raul646
  3. #256Sylvester643
  4. #257Loren641
  5. #258Troy637
  6. #259Alton635
  7. #259Sherman635
Biggest movers since 1949
Risers
  1. ↑ 744Ezzard#1,616 → #872
  2. ↑ 510Kelvin#1,085 → #575
  3. ↑ 447Nancy#1,297 → #850
  4. ↑ 420Samual#1,380 → #960
  5. ↑ 376Shaun#1,275 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 371Sharon#885 → #1,256
  2. ↓ 369Melvyn#770 → #1,139
  3. ↓ 367Les#997 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 351Delmas#905 → #1,256
  5. ↓ 315Denzil#808 → #1,123

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

See the top 100 for 1950 →