Lorel is a very rare variant of Lorelei that peaked in 1956 and has since faded.
Lorel is predominantly a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 2023. Lorel first appears in 1938 and peaked in 1956 (15 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5 | 5 | #16,628 | — |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | #17,797 | — |
| 2015 | 11 | 11 | #9,890 | — |
| 2014 | 8 | 8 | #12,618 | — |
| 2013 | 12 | 12 | #9,375 | — |
| 2007 | 5 | 5 | #19,338 | — |
| 2003 | 6 | 6 | #14,985 | — |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #15,832 | — |
| 1998 | 5 | 5 | #15,536 | — |
| 1997 | 6 | — | #13,057 | — |
| 1989 | 5 | — | #13,625 | — |
| 1987 | 6 | — | #10,642 | — |
| 1975 | 5 | — | #9,917 | — |
| 1973 | 8 | — | #6,407 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,801 | — |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,744 | — |
| 1968 | 6 | — | #6,674 | — |
| 1964 | 6 | — | #6,444 | — |
| 1963 | 5 | — | #7,190 | — |
| 1962 | 11 | — | #4,152 | — |
| 1961 | 6 | — | #6,259 | — |
| 1960 | 6 | — | #6,091 | — |
| 1959 | 8 | — | #4,851 | — |
| 1958 | 11 | — | #3,842 | — |
| 1957 | 5 | — | #6,641 | — |
| 1956 | 15 | — | #3,127 | — |
| 1955 | 12 | — | #3,489 | — |
| 1954 | 13 | — | #3,250 | — |
| 1953 | 7 | — | #4,840 | — |
| 1952 | 6 | — | #5,259 | — |
| 1951 | 11 | — | #3,401 | — |
| 1950 | 7 | — | #4,557 | — |
| 1949 | 13 | — | #2,933 | — |
| 1948 | 7 | — | #4,433 | — |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,366 | — |
| 1946 | 5 | — | #5,380 | — |
| 1944 | 9 | — | #3,267 | — |
| 1939 | 5 | — | #4,626 | — |
| 1938 | 5 | — | — | #3,829 |