Is Lori a boy or girl name?
Lori is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 141 girls and 0 boys were named Lori, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.8% of the 342,648 US babies named Lori were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #1,524
- Babies named Lori since 1924
- 342,648
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 23,951 babies
Boys and girls named Lori, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 | 31 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 126 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 794 | 100% |
| 1950s | 98 | 56,070 | 99.8% |
| 1960s | 412 | 176,561 | 99.8% |
| 1970s | 261 | 77,779 | 99.7% |
| 1980s | 82 | 21,645 | 99.6% |
| 1990s | 0 | 4,945 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,884 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 1,247 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 713 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 141 | #1,524 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 156 | #1,430 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 165 | #1,390 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 128 | #1,633 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 123 | #1,671 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 126 | #1,675 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 140 | #1,551 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,668 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 144 | #1,557 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,597 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 129 | #1,656 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,786 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 101 | #1,949 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,754 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,837 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,654 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 142 | #1,600 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,355 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 135 | #1,592 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 226 | #1,058 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 189 | #1,190 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 207 | #1,073 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 183 | #1,138 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 233 | #952 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 255 | #865 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 284 | #777 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 308 | #718 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 304 | #707 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 345 | #649 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 394 | #584 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 524 | #475 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 556 | #451 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 642 | #400 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 736 | #352 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 852 | #323 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 986 | #273 |
| 1988 | 7 | #6,186 | 1,090 | #241 |
| 1987 | 9 | #4,798 | 1,172 | #229 |
| 1986 | 5 | #7,399 | 1,466 | #183 |
| 1985 | 5 | #7,162 | 1,791 | #158 |
| 1984 | 8 | #4,811 | 2,079 | #143 |
| 1983 | 13 | #3,344 | 2,519 | #114 |
| 1982 | 9 | #4,445 | 2,978 | #98 |
| 1981 | 11 | #3,758 | 3,479 | #91 |
| 1980 | 15 | #3,042 | 4,085 | #76 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,102 | 4,432 | #69 |
| 1978 | 22 | #2,171 | 4,631 | #60 |
| 1977 | 11 | #3,504 | 5,072 | #57 |
| 1976 | 24 | #2,034 | 5,849 | #47 |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,175 | 6,651 | #39 |
| 1974 | 30 | #1,641 | 7,960 | #30 |
| 1973 | 29 | #1,635 | 8,472 | #28 |
| 1972 | 28 | #1,666 | 9,434 | #28 |
| 1971 | 42 | #1,303 | 11,829 | #25 |
| 1970 | 40 | #1,325 | 13,449 | #23 |
| 1969 | 39 | #1,273 | 14,020 | #20 |
| 1968 | 23 | #1,675 | 13,126 | #22 |
| 1967 | 33 | #1,328 | 13,563 | #24 |
| 1966 | 44 | #1,120 | 14,671 | #21 |
| 1965 | 43 | #1,152 | 15,700 | #19 |
| 1964 | 38 | #1,273 | 18,620 | #15 |
| 1963 | 48 | #1,111 | 23,903 | #8 |
| 1962 | 49 | #1,100 | 22,395 | #11 |
| 1961 | 48 | #1,143 | 21,875 | #14 |
| 1960 | 47 | #1,146 | 18,688 | #20 |
| 1959 | 29 | #1,486 | 15,031 | #27 |
| 1958 | 25 | #1,576 | 13,033 | #30 |
| 1957 | 20 | #1,820 | 8,964 | #45 |
| 1956 | 14 | #2,221 | 7,145 | #66 |
| 1955 | 5 | #4,182 | 4,976 | #89 |
| 1954 | 5 | #4,153 | 3,440 | #121 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 1,792 | #173 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 972 | #252 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 531 | #347 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 186 | #617 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 178 | #620 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 136 | #725 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 105 | #857 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 88 | #889 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,090 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 55 | #1,059 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,136 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,083 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,198 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,263 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,410 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,782 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,964 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,213 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,061 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,099 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,280 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,797 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,145 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,498 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,892 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,743 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,302 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,449 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,797 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Lori reached #1,100 in 1962. As a girl name, it reached #8 in 1963. 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 Lori
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.