Loralei
Loralei was the 2673rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1849th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 402 places. More babies were named Loralei in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,673 girls, up 63 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 65girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2011109 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,811babies recorded
Loralei popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,673 | 65 |
| 2020 | #2,736 | 61 |
| 2010 | #2,036 | 98 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #14,269 | 5 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #6,913 | 5 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,748 | 5 |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Loralei, counting every spelling?
Loralei has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Loralei?
65 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Loralei (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Loralei born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 129 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Loralei.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Loralei?
About 1,800 people born in the US named Loralei are alive today, with a median age of 13; half are between 7 and 18. That makes Loralei mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Loralei by state
How common Loralei was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 42 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Loralei
How popular is the name Loralei?
Loralei was the 2673rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 65 babies. Its best year was 2011, when it ranked 1849th with 109 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 402 places. More babies were named Loralei in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Loralei a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Loralei in the US.
Where is Loralei most popular?
In 2021–2025, Loralei was most common in Tennessee (0.07 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Alabama.