Name Legacy

Loralei

Recorded 1940–2025 · United States

Loralei was most popular in 2011, when 109 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,284 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,676, with 65 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,811 people named Loralei.

Most popular in2011
Rank that year#3,284
Births that year109
Total since 18801,811
Given to100% girls

Loralei over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Loralei’s peak in 2011. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loralei a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loralei is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 1,811 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Loralei is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org