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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Loring

Loring was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 867th; the most babies were born in 1922 (34). More babies were named Loring in the 1920s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedboys
Babies in 2025
0boys
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
192234 babies
Total since 1880
1,307babies recorded

Loring popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Boys Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few girls are given the name too: 22 since 1954.

YearRank (boys)Babies (boys)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#6,8847
1980#4,3669
1970#2,99911
1960#2,48912
1950#1,73119
1940#2,14312
1930#1,63221
1920#1,37029
1910——
1900——
1890——
1880——

How popular is Loring, counting every spelling?

Loring has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Loring?

About 400 people born in the US named Loring are alive today, with a median age of 68; half are between 59 and 76. That makes Loring 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.

Loring by state

How common Loring was among boys born in each state in 1920–1924, around its peak. In 50 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: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: 0.09 per 1,000 babiesMA0.09Oregon: 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: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: 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: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: 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: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: 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, Loring, boys, 1920–1924. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

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

Questions about the name Loring

How popular is the name Loring?

Loring was not among the names given to 5 or more boys in 2025. Its best year was 1896, when it ranked 867th; the most babies were born in 1922 (34). More babies were named Loring in the 1920s than in any other decade.

Is Loring a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 22 girls and 1,285 boys.

Where was Loring most popular?

In 1920–1924, Loring was most common in Massachusetts (0.09 per 1,000 boys).