Is Loring a boy or girl name?

Loring is a boy’s name. Of the 1,307 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.7% were girls and 98.3% were boys.

Loring

Recorded 1883–1990 · United States

Loring was most popular in 1922, when 34 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,492 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,307 people named Loring.

Loring over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loring’s peak in 1922. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loring a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loring is a boy’s name — 1.7% of the 1,307 Americans given it were girls and 98.3% were 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 Loring

Where Loring is most concentrated

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

Massachusetts 40.3×

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