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Lori

/ˈlɔɹi/ · 100% girls · 118 born in 2025

Lori has been given to about 342,764 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɔɹi/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 314,397
Median age today61 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lori per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1963 · 23,947
  • Born in 2025118
  • All time342,764
  • England & Wales, 202514

How popular is Lori?

Its best year was 1963, when 23,947 babies were given the name, ranking 8th. The typical living American called Lori is about 61 years old today. It is relatively most common in Louisiana, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.

Names that sound like Lori

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Lorri0.96
  2. Tori0.81
  3. Kori0.81
  4. Cori0.81
  5. Dori0.81
  6. Lorin0.75
  7. Lorie0.70
  8. Lorrie0.67

Middle names for Lori

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lori Catherine0.84
  2. Lori Josephine0.84
  3. Lori Rose0.83
  4. Lori Marie0.83
  5. Lori Grace0.83
  6. Lori Jane0.83

Sibling names for Lori

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Robinsister · 0.96
  2. Chrisbrother · 0.95
  3. Tonybrother · 0.94
  4. Scottbrother · 0.92
  5. Reginasister · 0.90
  6. Pennysister · 0.88

Where Lori is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Louisiana0.02%
  2. Missouri0.01%
  3. Pennsylvania0.01%
  4. Ohio0.01%
  5. California0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lori Reyes0.78
  2. Lori Nguyen0.78
  3. Lori Moore0.78
  4. Lori Hall0.78
  5. Lori Green0.78
  6. Lori Brown0.78

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 Lori

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

Lori across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

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.