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Lora

/ˈlɔɹə/ · 100% girls · 58 born in 2025

Lora has been given to about 52,484 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɔɹə/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 37,243
Median age today59 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lora per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1963 · 1,598
  • Born in 202558
  • All time52,484
  • England & Wales, 20257

How popular is Lora?

Its best year was 1963, when 1,598 babies were given the name, ranking 213th. The typical living American called Lora is about 59 years old today.

Names that sound like Lora

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Flora0.85
  2. Nora0.81
  3. Cora0.81
  4. Dora0.81
  5. Ora0.81
  6. Zora0.81
  7. Kora0.81
  8. Leora0.80

Middle names for Lora

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lora Josephine0.84
  2. Lora Rose0.83
  3. Lora June0.82
  4. Lora Pearl0.82
  5. Lora Quinn0.82
  6. Lora Nell0.82

Sibling names for Lora

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Reginasister · 0.92
  2. Wadebrother · 0.90
  3. Pennysister · 0.90
  4. Angiesister · 0.89
  5. Tonybrother · 0.89
  6. Chrisbrother · 0.89

Where Lora is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Lora White0.78
    2. Lora Reyes0.78
    3. Lora Nguyen0.78
    4. Lora Moore0.78
    5. Lora Hill0.78
    6. Lora Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Lora

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.