Lorie
Lorie was the 11511th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 241st with 1,306 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Lorie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Lori) variant of Laurie (Laura) · English, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #11,511 girls, up 197 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19631,306 babies
- Total since 1880
- 22,068babies recorded
What does the name Lorie mean?
Lorie is a spelling of Lori, pronounced the same way, so it shares Lori's meaning and origin.
Lori is, according to Wiktionary, a 20th-century spelling of Laurie, from Laura, and in other cases a pet form of names such as Loretta and Lorraine; it was very popular in the US in the 1960s. Laura is usually linked to Latin laurus 'laurel', the plant whose leaves crowned victors, though DMNES notes its etymology is obscure and it may be a pet form of Laurencia. Petrarch's Laura, the subject of his love poems, spread the name in Europe.
laurus (Latin, “laurel”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Laurie, Laura, Lorie, Lorraine.
See also: Latin names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Lori', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Laura', DMNES (Durham University)
Lorie popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 104 since 1919.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,511 | 8 |
| 2020 | #11,708 | 8 |
| 2010 | #7,386 | 17 |
| 2000 | #5,418 | 21 |
| 1990 | #2,476 | 49 |
| 1980 | #730 | 228 |
| 1970 | #322 | 833 |
| 1960 | #287 | 1,015 |
| 1950 | #1,048 | 77 |
| 1940 | #2,067 | 16 |
| 1930 | #3,520 | 8 |
| 1920 | #3,493 | 9 |
| 1910 | #2,619 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Lorie, counting every spelling?
Lorie is a spelling of Lori, a name family that ranked #1,085 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,511 for Lorie on its own. Together these spellings went to 208 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lori | 118 | #1,726 | 709 |
| Laurie | 60 | #2,842 | 253 |
| Lorie | 8 | #11,511 | 56 |
| Lorrie | 7 | #12,647 | 38 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Lorie?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Lorie (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Lorie 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Lorie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Lorie?
About 19,200 people born in the US named Lorie are alive today, with a median age of 60; half are between 54 and 65. That makes Lorie a name most people associate with older generations.
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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Lorie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Lorie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Lorie
What does Lorie mean?
Lorie is a spelling of Lori, which means “variant of Laurie (Laura)” (English, Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Lorie?
Lorie was the 11511th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1963, when it ranked 241st with 1,306 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 29 places. More babies were named Lorie in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Lorie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Lorie in the US.