Is Lorelei a boy or girl name?
Lorelei is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 684 girls and 0 boys were named Lorelei, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 17,482 US babies named Lorelei were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #456
- Babies named Lorelei since 1916
- 17,482
- Most popular year
- 2016
- 716 babies
Boys and girls named Lorelei, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 154 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 354 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 587 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 1,269 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 1,020 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 633 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 429 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 375 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,919 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 6,407 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 3,330 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 684 | #456 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 630 | #485 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 715 | #441 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 700 | #447 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 601 | #504 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 682 | #456 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 659 | #472 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 683 | #462 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 716 | #451 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 704 | #450 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 653 | #482 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 604 | #497 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 573 | #528 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 585 | #503 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 548 | #535 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 504 | #597 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 446 | #681 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 431 | #683 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 380 | #736 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 320 | #810 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 248 | #967 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,021 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,058 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 99 | #1,803 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,447 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 44 | #3,025 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 34 | #3,537 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,073 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,065 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,297 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,662 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,970 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,952 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,719 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,832 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 31 | #3,365 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,969 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,000 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,449 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,010 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 44 | #2,249 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 41 | #2,338 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,957 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,926 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,996 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 68 | #1,654 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 77 | #1,480 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,645 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 71 | #1,471 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,581 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 62 | #1,559 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,795 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 52 | #1,710 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,719 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 75 | #1,399 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 86 | #1,202 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 73 | #1,294 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,051 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 102 | #1,027 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 113 | #971 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 97 | #1,115 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 117 | #987 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,036 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,041 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,004 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 110 | #1,008 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 114 | #972 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 142 | #853 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 137 | #848 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 143 | #810 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 176 | #700 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 141 | #774 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 114 | #865 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 111 | #854 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 81 | #1,016 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,083 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,090 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,178 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,314 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 48 | #1,136 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,300 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,240 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 79 | #870 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 82 | #800 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 58 | #950 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 83 | #758 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 121 | #619 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,481 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,617 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,162 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,811 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,881 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,003 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,991 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,515 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,253 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 56 | #1,004 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,138 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,309 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,250 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,774 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,294 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,426 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,842 |
Highest rank
Lorelei has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #441 in 2022. 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 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Lorelei
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.