Is Lora a boy or girl name?
Lora is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 44 girls and 0 boys were named Lora, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.5% of the 52,425 US babies named Lora were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #3,539
- Babies named Lora since 1880
- 52,425
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 1,598 babies
Boys and girls named Lora, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 15 | 914 | 98.4% |
| 1890s | 14 | 1,553 | 99.1% |
| 1900s | 0 | 1,636 | 100% |
| 1910s | 47 | 2,978 | 98.4% |
| 1920s | 47 | 3,364 | 98.6% |
| 1930s | 37 | 2,863 | 98.7% |
| 1940s | 14 | 3,126 | 99.6% |
| 1950s | 7 | 6,305 | 99.9% |
| 1960s | 51 | 14,170 | 99.6% |
| 1970s | 12 | 7,769 | 99.8% |
| 1980s | 5 | 4,130 | 99.9% |
| 1990s | 0 | 1,685 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 853 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 565 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 265 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,539 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,306 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 53 | #3,101 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,275 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,487 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 42 | #3,645 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 55 | #2,990 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 49 | #3,278 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,727 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,870 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 66 | #2,669 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,749 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 58 | #2,959 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 55 | #3,079 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 52 | #3,184 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 68 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 57 | #3,045 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,610 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,572 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 91 | #2,067 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,847 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,054 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 78 | #2,155 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,772 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,465 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 113 | #1,522 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 98 | #1,652 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,322 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,266 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 154 | #1,142 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,017 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,073 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 227 | #874 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 204 | #939 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 267 | #767 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 295 | #686 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 304 | #646 |
| 1987 | 5 | #7,678 | 350 | #568 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 346 | #569 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 436 | #481 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 426 | #480 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 458 | #450 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 492 | #438 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 489 | #437 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 534 | #415 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 593 | #378 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 621 | #348 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 650 | #344 |
| 1976 | 5 | #6,133 | 657 | #337 |
| 1975 | 7 | #4,603 | 667 | #335 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 697 | #321 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 725 | #317 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 889 | #286 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 1,068 | #270 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 1,202 | #256 |
| 1969 | 8 | #3,476 | 1,476 | #211 |
| 1968 | 6 | #3,966 | 1,514 | #203 |
| 1967 | 8 | #3,137 | 1,387 | #216 |
| 1966 | 5 | #4,299 | 1,357 | #224 |
| 1965 | 5 | #4,238 | 1,385 | #229 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 1,578 | #218 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 1,598 | #213 |
| 1962 | 6 | #3,866 | 1,347 | #235 |
| 1961 | 6 | #3,893 | 1,325 | #236 |
| 1960 | 7 | #3,530 | 1,203 | #256 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 891 | #308 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 802 | #330 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 737 | #336 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 689 | #334 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 585 | #361 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 603 | #351 |
| 1953 | 7 | #3,297 | 516 | #375 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 522 | #361 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 446 | #387 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 514 | #345 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 386 | #408 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 400 | #398 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 372 | #423 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 339 | #416 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 285 | #422 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 264 | #447 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 278 | #448 |
| 1942 | 7 | #3,097 | 251 | #465 |
| 1941 | 7 | #3,028 | 271 | #418 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 280 | #413 |
| 1939 | 6 | #3,334 | 282 | #398 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 319 | #365 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 273 | #393 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,387 | 268 | #389 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 274 | #384 |
| 1934 | 7 | #3,169 | 245 | #420 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 295 | #372 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 291 | #385 |
| 1931 | 9 | #2,791 | 294 | #375 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,914 | 322 | #381 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 305 | #384 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 296 | #388 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,329 | 345 | #371 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 280 | #407 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 347 | #366 |
| 1924 | 9 | #3,155 | 361 | #362 |
| 1923 | 6 | #4,072 | 353 | #353 |
| 1922 | 10 | #2,925 | 341 | #354 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,734 | 363 | #343 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,687 | 373 | #340 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,275 | 333 | #352 |
| 1918 | 8 | #3,267 | 401 | #319 |
| 1917 | 6 | #3,804 | 398 | #307 |
| 1916 | 11 | #2,479 | 366 | #318 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,663 | 341 | #324 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 270 | #321 |
| 1913 | 8 | #2,187 | 252 | #301 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 245 | #292 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 199 | #275 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 173 | #295 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 174 | #274 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 167 | #274 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 145 | #288 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 175 | #246 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 185 | #231 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 144 | #263 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 145 | #255 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 166 | #233 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 159 | #232 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 176 | #244 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 154 | #219 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 157 | #235 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 169 | #212 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 179 | #209 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 166 | #211 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 177 | #198 |
| 1893 | 5 | #1,129 | 146 | #212 |
| 1892 | 9 | #777 | 140 | #218 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 135 | #201 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 130 | #213 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 138 | #194 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 107 | #224 |
| 1887 | 8 | #718 | 90 | #220 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 109 | #191 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 113 | #172 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 72 | #228 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 76 | #196 |
| 1882 | 7 | #802 | 55 | #234 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 80 | #169 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 74 | #173 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lora reached #718 in 1887. As a girl name, it reached #169 in 1881. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1960s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lora
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.