Fun Facts About the Name Lori
- More than 342 thousand babies named Lori: U.S. records list 342,766 babies given the name Lori from 1880 through 2025. Even 853 boys received the name Lori - about 1 boy for every 401 girls.
What Does the Name Lori Mean?
Lori is an English given name that usually comes from one of two sources: the Latin female name Laura, meaning 'laurel,' or the regional name Lorraine, meaning 'from Lorraine.' Laura is derived from Latin laurus, the bay tree or laurel; its literal sense is 'laurel.' Lorraine is the English form of French Lorraine, from Medieval Latin Lotharingia, the territory of Lothair. That place name comes from the Germanic personal name Lothair (Hlothar), commonly analyzed as hlut 'famous' + heri 'army.' Lorraine therefore means 'Lothair's land' or 'territory of Lothair,' not 'laurel.' As a short form, Lori can carry either background, and the two derivations are independent of each other.
Lori Name History & Origins
Laura was used in medieval Europe and appears in the poetry of Petrarch, whose sonnets addressed to Laura made the name familiar in Renaissance literary culture. Lorraine began as a French place name and was later adopted as a female given name in the English-speaking world. Lori developed as an informal short form of Laura or Lorraine and, by the 20th century, was also used as an independent given name. The spelling Laurie is also common, and it can derive from Laura or from Laurence or Lawrence. The related spelling Lorrie follows the same pattern.
How Popular is the Name Lori?
Lori recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1963. Lori entered the top 100 U.S. girl names in 1955.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,726 | 118 | 0.0073% |
| 2024 | #1,524 | 141 | 0.0087% |
| 2023 | #1,430 | 156 | 0.0097% |
| 2022 | #1,390 | 165 | 0.0101% |
| 2021 | #1,633 | 128 | 0.0078% |
| 2020 | #1,671 | 123 | 0.0076% |
| 2019 | #1,675 | 126 | 0.0075% |
| 2018 | #1,551 | 140 | 0.0082% |
| 2017 | #1,668 | 129 | 0.0075% |
| 2016 | #1,557 | 144 | 0.0081% |
| 2015 | #1,597 | 135 | 0.0076% |
| 2014 | #1,656 | 129 | 0.0072% |
| 2013 | #1,786 | 115 | 0.0066% |
| 2012 | #1,949 | 101 | 0.0057% |
| 2011 | #1,754 | 117 | 0.0067% |
| 2010 | #1,837 | 111 | 0.0062% |
| 2009 | #1,654 | 135 | 0.0073% |
| 2008 | #1,600 | 142 | 0.0075% |
| 2007 | #1,355 | 179 | 0.0093% |
| 2006 | #1,592 | 135 | 0.0071% |
| 2005 | #1,058 | 226 | 0.0122% |
| 2004 | #1,190 | 189 | 0.0103% |
| 2003 | #1,073 | 207 | 0.0113% |
| 2002 | #1,138 | 183 | 0.0102% |
| 2001 | #952 | 233 | 0.0129% |
| 2000 | #865 | 255 | 0.0140% |
| 1999 | #777 | 284 | 0.0160% |
| 1998 | #718 | 308 | 0.0174% |
| 1997 | #707 | 304 | 0.0175% |
| 1996 | #649 | 345 | 0.0197% |
| 1995 | #584 | 394 | 0.0224% |
| 1994 | #475 | 524 | 0.0293% |
| 1993 | #451 | 556 | 0.0307% |
| 1992 | #400 | 642 | 0.0348% |
| 1991 | #352 | 736 | 0.0393% |
| 1990 | #323 | 852 | 0.0449% |
| 1989 | #273 | 986 | 0.0535% |
| 1988 | #241 | 1,090 | 0.0612% |
| 1987 | #229 | 1,172 | 0.0674% |
| 1986 | #183 | 1,466 | 0.0855% |
| 1985 | #158 | 1,791 | 0.1041% |
| 1984 | #143 | 2,079 | 0.1235% |
| 1983 | #114 | 2,519 | 0.1508% |
| 1982 | #98 | 2,978 | 0.1759% |
| 1981 | #91 | 3,479 | 0.2086% |
| 1980 | #76 | 4,085 | 0.2460% |
| 1979 | #69 | 4,432 | 0.2761% |
| 1978 | #60 | 4,631 | 0.3023% |
| 1977 | #57 | 5,072 | 0.3308% |
| 1976 | #47 | 5,849 | 0.3992% |
| 1975 | #39 | 6,651 | 0.4562% |
| 1974 | #30 | 7,960 | 0.5424% |
| 1973 | #28 | 8,472 | 0.5810% |
| 1972 | #28 | 9,434 | 0.6202% |
| 1971 | #25 | 11,829 | 0.7109% |
| 1970 | #23 | 13,449 | 0.7693% |
| 1969 | #20 | 14,020 | 0.8311% |
| 1968 | #22 | 13,126 | 0.8002% |
| 1967 | #24 | 13,563 | 0.8215% |
| 1966 | #21 | 14,671 | 0.8670% |
| 1965 | #19 | 15,700 | 0.8894% |
| 1964 | #15 | 18,620 | 0.9827% |
| 1963 | #8 | 23,903 | 1.2402% |
| 1962 | #11 | 22,395 | 1.1387% |
| 1961 | #14 | 21,875 | 1.0838% |
| 1960 | #20 | 18,688 | 0.9243% |
| 1959 | #27 | 15,031 | 0.7428% |
| 1958 | #30 | 13,033 | 0.6479% |
| 1957 | #45 | 8,964 | 0.4384% |
| 1956 | #66 | 7,145 | 0.3559% |
| 1955 | #89 | 4,976 | 0.2545% |
| 1954 | #121 | 3,440 | 0.1771% |
| 1953 | #173 | 1,792 | 0.0953% |
| 1952 | #252 | 972 | 0.0524% |
| 1951 | #347 | 531 | 0.0295% |
| 1950 | #617 | 186 | 0.0109% |
| 1949 | #620 | 178 | 0.0104% |
| 1948 | #725 | 136 | 0.0080% |
| 1947 | #857 | 105 | 0.0059% |
| 1946 | #889 | 88 | 0.0056% |
| 1945 | #1,090 | 53 | 0.0041% |
| 1944 | #1,059 | 55 | 0.0041% |
| 1943 | #1,136 | 51 | 0.0037% |
| 1942 | #1,083 | 53 | 0.0039% |
| 1941 | #1,198 | 40 | 0.0033% |
| 1940 | #1,263 | 35 | 0.0031% |
| 1939 | #1,410 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1938 | #1,782 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1937 | #1,964 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1936 | #2,213 | 14 | 0.0013% |
| 1935 | #3,061 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1934 | #4,099 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1933 | #3,280 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1932 | #4,797 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,145 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1930 | #2,498 | 13 | 0.0012% |
| 1929 | #3,892 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #3,743 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1926 | #5,302 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #5,449 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1924 | #4,797 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | #6,186 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1987 | #4,798 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #7,399 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1985 | #7,162 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1984 | #4,811 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1983 | #3,344 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1982 | #4,445 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1981 | #3,758 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 1980 | #3,042 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1979 | #3,102 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 1978 | #2,171 | 22 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #3,504 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1976 | #2,034 | 24 | 0.0015% |
| 1975 | #2,175 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1974 | #1,641 | 30 | 0.0019% |
| 1973 | #1,635 | 29 | 0.0019% |
| 1972 | #1,666 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1971 | #1,303 | 42 | 0.0024% |
| 1970 | #1,325 | 40 | 0.0022% |
| 1969 | #1,273 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1968 | #1,675 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 1967 | #1,328 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 1966 | #1,120 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1965 | #1,152 | 43 | 0.0023% |
| 1964 | #1,273 | 38 | 0.0019% |
| 1963 | #1,111 | 48 | 0.0024% |
| 1962 | #1,100 | 49 | 0.0024% |
| 1961 | #1,143 | 48 | 0.0023% |
| 1960 | #1,146 | 47 | 0.0022% |
| 1959 | #1,486 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1958 | #1,576 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1957 | #1,820 | 20 | 0.0009% |
| 1956 | #2,221 | 14 | 0.0007% |
| 1955 | #4,182 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1954 | #4,153 | 5 | 0.0002% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Lori Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You always bring to completion anything you start. You are generous but like to see returns from your giving. You have an executive ability, you are a leader. You are moral, balanced, honest and intellectual, and you may attain spirituality. You are wise and practical with an appreciation of beauty. You always think before you act. You are frank, methodical and believe in law, system and order.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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