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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201954peak #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.

Show data table
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 1954

  • 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: #146 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 998 boysWAIdaho: #172 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,059 boysIDMontana: #168 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,070 boysMTNorth Dakota: #68 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 322 boysNDMinnesota: #83 for boys · 72 births · 1 in 541 boysMNIllinois: #201 for boys · 54 births · 1 in 1,966 boysILWisconsin: #166 for boys · 24 births · 1 in 1,842 boysWIMichigan: #262 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 3,741 boysMINew York: #338 for boys · 29 births · 1 in 5,863 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedRIOregon: #132 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 822 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #80 for boys · 18 births · 1 in 454 boysSDIowa: #127 for boys · 34 births · 1 in 906 boysIAIndiana: #261 for boys · 15 births · 1 in 3,498 boysINOhio: #252 for boys · 31 births · 1 in 3,524 boysOHPennsylvania: #326 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,533 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #200 for boys · 100 births · 1 in 1,536 boysCAUtah: #227 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 1,624 boysUTColorado: #213 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 1,895 boysCONebraska: #136 for boys · 19 births · 1 in 811 boysNEMissouri: #254 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 2,925 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: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNMKansas: #122 for boys · 36 births · 1 in 675 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: #284 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 2,752 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: #511 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 9,706 boysGAHawaii: #177 for boys · 8 births · 1 in 861 boysHITexas: #734 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 13,463 boysTXFlorida: #286 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 2,924 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. North Dakota#68 · 1 in 322
  2. South Dakota#80 · 1 in 454
  3. Minnesota#83 · 1 in 541
  4. Kansas#122 · 1 in 675
  5. Iowa#127 · 1 in 906

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Dakota#68241 in 322
South Dakota#80181 in 454
Minnesota#83721 in 541
Kansas#122361 in 675
Iowa#127341 in 906
Oregon#132221 in 822
Nebraska#136191 in 811
Washington#146311 in 998
Wisconsin#166241 in 1,842
Montana#16871 in 1,070
Idaho#17271 in 1,059
Hawaii#17781 in 861
California#2001001 in 1,536
Illinois#201541 in 1,966
Colorado#213101 in 1,895
Utah#22771 in 1,624
Ohio#252311 in 3,524
Missouri#254161 in 2,925
Indiana#261151 in 3,498
Michigan#262251 in 3,741
Oklahoma#28491 in 2,752
Florida#286141 in 2,924
Pennsylvania#326161 in 7,533
New York#338291 in 5,863
Georgia#51151 in 9,706
Texas#73491 in 13,463
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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 1954

girls
#1,560
42 births · 1 in 46,236 girls
boys
#269
688 births · 1 in 2,963 boys

Top girls' names in 1954

  1. #1Mary68,019
  2. #2Linda55,371
  3. #3Deborah54,674
  4. #4Patricia49,149
  5. #5Susan47,162
  6. #6Debra45,896
  7. #7Barbara36,368
  8. #8Karen32,456
  9. #9Nancy30,270
  10. #10Cynthia27,615
  11. #1,560Loren42

Top boys' names in 1954

  1. #1Michael88,568
  2. #2Robert86,331
  3. #3James86,311
  4. #4John81,168
  5. #5David79,556
  6. #6William61,426
  7. #7Richard57,042
  8. #8Thomas47,159
  9. #9Gary37,920
  10. #10Charles37,463
  11. #269Loren688
More about 1954

girls

1,941,915 girls got a published name in 1954; 1 in 46,236 of them was named Loren, which outranked 76.5% of the 6,625 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loren
  1. #1,540Richelle43
  2. #1,540Vita43
  3. #1,540Willia43
  4. #1,560Loren42
  5. #1,560Anastasia42
  6. #1,560Bobbye42
  7. #1,560Candida42
  8. #1,585Birdie41
  9. #1,585Brenna41
  10. #1,585Clair41

Tied with 24 names at #1,560; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,699Sherree#2,699 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 1,434Sabrina#2,236 → #802
  3. ↑ 932Valinda#1,738 → #806
  4. ↑ 748Sheree#1,071 → #323
  5. ↑ 421Sherie#1,248 → #827
Fallers
  1. ↓ 396Enola#948 → #1,344
  2. ↓ 311Ila#782 → #1,093
  3. ↓ 302Nancie#816 → #1,118
  4. ↓ 282Arline#904 → #1,186
  5. ↓ 269Candyce#944 → #1,213

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

boys

2,038,751 boys got a published name in 1954; 1 in 2,963 of them was named Loren, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,360 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loren
  1. #266Bob697
  2. #266Frankie697
  3. #266Troy697
  4. #269Loren688
  5. #270Willard676
  6. #271Elmer673
  7. #272Rudy671
Biggest movers since 1953
Risers
  1. ↑ 592Ricci#1,331 → #739
  2. ↑ 470Demetrius#1,357 → #887
  3. ↑ 382Crawford#1,378 → #996
  4. ↑ 310Gavin#1,139 → #829
  5. ↑ 296Dino#1,058 → #762
Fallers
  1. ↓ 504Arlin#878 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 347Adan#895 → #1,242
  3. ↓ 345Dayton#966 → #1,311
  4. ↓ 302Garey#966 → #1,268
  5. ↓ 293Bartholomew#975 → #1,268

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

See the top 100 for 1954 →