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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Loran

Loran was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 635th; the most babies were born in 1943 (79). More babies were named Loran in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
Peak year
194379 babies
Total since 1880
4,531babies recorded

Loran popularity since 1880

0255075100 1900192019401960198020002020
GirlsBoys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Rank (boys)Babies (girls)Babies (boys)
2025————
2020————
2010#14,372#11,64176
2000#4,730#7,183259
1990#3,682#4,1072914
1980#6,153#1,9401129
1970#4,648#1,7321226
1960#3,459#1,2021443
1950#5,761#1,046546
1940—#977—44
1930—#800—66
1920—#871—62
1910—#909—13
1900—#881—10
1890————
1880—#1,005—5

How popular is Loran, counting every spelling?

Loran has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Loran?

About 1,500 people born in the US named Loran are alive today, with a median age of 62; half are between 46 and 74. That makes Loran a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

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.

Loran by state

How common Loran was among boys born in each state in 1941–1945, around its peak. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesIL0.03Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesIA0.05Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesCA0.05Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: 0.07 per 1,000 babiesGA0.07Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Loran, boys, 1941–1945. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Loran: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Loran, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Loran

How popular is the name Loran?

Loran was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1902, when it ranked 635th; the most babies were born in 1943 (79). More babies were named Loran in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Loran a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Loran in the US.

Where was Loran most popular?

In 1941–1945, Loran was most common in Georgia (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by California and Iowa.