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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201962peak #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 1962

  • 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: #119 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 769 boysVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNHWashington: #123 for boys · 44 births · 1 in 694 boysWAIdaho: #193 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 999 boysIDMontana: #152 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 741 boysMTNorth Dakota: #115 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 623 boysNDMinnesota: #119 for boys · 45 births · 1 in 900 boysMNIllinois: #338 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 4,409 boysILWisconsin: #199 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 2,275 boysWIMichigan: #229 for boys · 38 births · 1 in 2,325 boysMINew York: #437 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 7,600 boysNYMassachusetts: #364 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 11,145 boysMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedRIOregon: #169 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 1,012 boysORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNVWyoming: #154 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 657 boysWYSouth Dakota: #100 for boys · 14 births · 1 in 550 boysSDIowa: #149 for boys · 27 births · 1 in 1,077 boysIAIndiana: #231 for boys · 23 births · 1 in 2,273 boysINOhio: #333 for boys · 20 births · 1 in 5,273 boysOHPennsylvania: #424 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 10,086 boysPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #260 for boys · 86 births · 1 in 2,175 boysCAUtah: #292 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 2,414 boysUTColorado: #168 for boys · 22 births · 1 in 980 boysCONebraska: #153 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 1,010 boysNEMissouri: #265 for boys · 17 births · 1 in 2,735 boysMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedWVVirginia: #501 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,644 boysVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedDEArizona: #271 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 1,878 boysAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 boys named Loren, so not publishedNMKansas: #150 for boys · 25 births · 1 in 879 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: #337 for boys · 7 births · 1 in 3,364 boysOKLouisiana: #578 for boys · 5 births · 1 in 8,087 boysLAMississippi: 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: #562 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 7,458 boysTXFlorida: #451 for boys · 9 births · 1 in 6,020 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. South Dakota#100 · 1 in 550
  2. North Dakota#115 · 1 in 623
  3. Vermont#119 · 1 in 769
  4. Minnesota#119 · 1 in 900
  5. Washington#123 · 1 in 694

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
South Dakota#100141 in 550
North Dakota#115111 in 623
Minnesota#119451 in 900
Vermont#11951 in 769
Washington#123441 in 694
Iowa#149271 in 1,077
Kansas#150251 in 879
Montana#152101 in 741
Nebraska#153161 in 1,010
Wyoming#15451 in 657
Colorado#168221 in 980
Oregon#169171 in 1,012
Idaho#19371 in 999
Wisconsin#199201 in 2,275
Michigan#229381 in 2,325
Indiana#231231 in 2,273
California#260861 in 2,175
Missouri#265171 in 2,735
Arizona#27191 in 1,878
Utah#29251 in 2,414
Ohio#333201 in 5,273
Oklahoma#33771 in 3,364
Illinois#338251 in 4,409
Massachusetts#36451 in 11,145
Pennsylvania#424111 in 10,086
New York#437231 in 7,600
Florida#45191 in 6,020
Virginia#50151 in 8,644
Texas#562161 in 7,458
Louisiana#57851 in 8,087
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Georgia
Hawaii
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia

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 1962

girls
#1,001
115 births · 1 in 17,101 girls
boys
#315
627 births · 1 in 3,299 boys

Top girls' names in 1962

  1. #1Lisa46,069
  2. #2Mary43,502
  3. #3Susan35,752
  4. #4Karen35,184
  5. #5Linda31,461
  6. #6Patricia26,532
  7. #7Donna25,719
  8. #8Cynthia24,025
  9. #9Deborah22,889
  10. #10Sandra22,420
  11. #1,001Loren115

Top boys' names in 1962

  1. #1Michael85,059
  2. #2David81,337
  3. #3John78,427
  4. #4James72,555
  5. #5Robert70,199
  6. #6Mark53,520
  7. #7William44,853
  8. #8Richard39,422
  9. #9Thomas36,529
  10. #10Jeffrey33,537
  11. #315Loren627
More about 1962

girls

1,966,603 girls got a published name in 1962; 1 in 17,101 of them was named Loren, which outranked 86.8% of the 7,584 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loren
  1. #998Catharine116
  2. #998Lizabeth116
  3. #998Petra116
  4. #1,001Loren115
  5. #1,001Angeline115
  6. #1,001Earline115
  7. #1,001Jayme115
  8. #1,006Rhea114
  9. #1,006Thomas114
  10. #1,008Delois113

Tied with 4 names at #1,001; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 1,281Tiffany#2,070#789
  2. 879Whitney#1,627#748
  3. 541Zina#1,533#992
  4. 414Glynis#1,406#992
  5. 408Lolita#978#570
Fallers
  1. 300Fern#821#1,121
  2. 259Jacklyn#815#1,074
  3. 255Dorthy#929#1,184
  4. 224Laurene#943#1,167
  5. 215Jimmie#911#1,126

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

boys

2,068,772 boys got a published name in 1962; 1 in 3,299 of them was named Loren, which outranked 93.2% of the 4,631 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Loren
  1. #312Armando629
  2. #312Morris629
  3. #312Pete629
  4. #315Loren627
  5. #316Darin621
  6. #317Phil613
  7. #318Salvatore605
Biggest movers since 1961
Risers
  1. 490Ritchie#1,262#772
  2. 353King#1,349#996
  3. 338Arlie#1,322#984
  4. 250Robb#1,052#802
  5. 243Pernell#928#685
Fallers
  1. 351Mariano#928#1,279
  2. 349Michal#910#1,259
  3. 337Loran#958#1,295
  4. 292Sid#967#1,259
  5. 275Lorenza#940#1,215

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

See the top 100 for 1962