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Lorelai

girls’ nameAt its peak · modern nameCompare

Lorelai is ranked 402nd among girls in 2024 (786 births). Its best rank was 402nd, in 2024.

Rank in 2024
#402up 71 from 2023
Births in 2024
7860.05% of girls
Peak year
2024786 births
Best rank
#402in 2024
Since 2001
9,322people given the name
Babies named Lorelai, by year of birthgirls
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The story in the numbers

9,322 girls have been named Lorelai in the United States since 2001, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2024, with 786 births.

It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2024, within the last few years of data.

Half of everyone given the name was born by 2017, and the 2010s alone account for 47%. It has spent 19 of 145 years in the top 1,000.

Rank among girls, year by year

Higher on the chart = more popularrank (gaps = outside the top 1,000)
#1#250#500#750#100018801900192019401960198020002020

By decade

Decadegirls named Lorelai
2000s1,719
2010s4,343
2020s3,260

In 2024, its biggest year

Lorelai was the 402nd most given girl’s name that year. The top five girls’ names of 2024 were Olivia, Emma, Amelia, Charlotte and Mia. See all of 2024.

Names that rose and fell with Lorelai

Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.

What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.