Is Lorien a boy or girl name?

Lorien is a girl’s name. Of the 957 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 96.5% were girls and 3.5% were boys.

Lorien

Recorded 1917–2025 · United States

Lorien was most popular in 1979, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,627 that year. In 2025 it ranked #11,378, with 17 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 957 people named Lorien.

Lorien over time

Births per year. The dot marks Lorien’s peak in 1979. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Lorien a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Lorien is a girl’s name — 96.5% of the 957 Americans given it were girls and 3.5% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 71% girls and 29% 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.

Names that peaked alongside Lorien

Where Lorien is most concentrated

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

California 7.2×

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