Lori was a hugely popular girls' name that peaked at #8 in 1963 but is far less common today.
Lori is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,726 for girl births in the United States (and #3,172 across all names), given to 118 babies. Lori was first reported in SSA data in 1924 and peaked in 1963 (23,899 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 118 | 118 | #1,726 | — |
| 2024 | 141 | 141 | #1,527 | — |
| 2023 | 157 | 157 | #1,424 | — |
| 2022 | 165 | 165 | #1,391 | — |
| 2021 | 128 | 128 | #1,634 | — |
| 2020 | 123 | 123 | #1,672 | — |
| 2019 | 126 | 126 | #1,675 | — |
| 2018 | 140 | 140 | #1,551 | — |
| 2017 | 129 | 129 | #1,670 | — |
| 2016 | 144 | 144 | #1,557 | — |
| 2015 | 135 | 135 | #1,597 | — |
| 2014 | 129 | 129 | #1,656 | — |
| 2013 | 115 | 115 | #1,788 | — |
| 2012 | 101 | 101 | #1,949 | — |
| 2011 | 117 | 117 | #1,754 | — |
| 2010 | 111 | 111 | #1,837 | — |
| 2009 | 135 | 135 | #1,654 | — |
| 2008 | 142 | 142 | #1,601 | — |
| 2007 | 179 | 179 | #1,355 | — |
| 2006 | 135 | 135 | #1,592 | — |
| 2005 | 226 | 226 | #1,058 | — |
| 2004 | 189 | 189 | #1,190 | — |
| 2003 | 207 | 207 | #1,073 | — |
| 2002 | 183 | 183 | #1,138 | — |
| 2001 | 233 | 233 | #952 | — |
| 2000 | 255 | 255 | #865 | — |
| 1999 | 284 | 284 | #777 | — |
| 1998 | 308 | 308 | #718 | — |
| 1997 | 304 | — | #707 | — |
| 1996 | 345 | — | #649 | — |
| 1995 | 394 | — | #584 | — |
| 1994 | 524 | — | #475 | — |
| 1993 | 556 | — | #451 | — |
| 1992 | 642 | — | #400 | — |
| 1991 | 736 | — | #352 | — |
| 1990 | 852 | — | #323 | — |
| 1989 | 986 | — | #274 | — |
| 1988 | 1,097 | — | #241 | #6,186 |
| 1987 | 1,180 | — | #229 | #4,798 |
| 1986 | 1,471 | — | #183 | #7,398 |
| 1985 | 1,796 | — | #158 | #7,161 |
| 1984 | 2,087 | — | #143 | #4,810 |
| 1983 | 2,533 | — | #113 | #3,344 |
| 1982 | 2,987 | — | #98 | #4,445 |
| 1981 | 3,490 | — | #91 | #3,759 |
| 1980 | 4,100 | — | #76 | #3,043 |
| 1979 | 4,446 | — | #69 | #3,102 |
| 1978 | 4,653 | — | #60 | #2,172 |
| 1977 | 5,083 | — | #57 | #3,506 |
| 1976 | 5,873 | — | #47 | #2,034 |
| 1975 | 6,671 | — | #39 | #2,175 |
| 1974 | 7,990 | — | #30 | #1,641 |
| 1973 | 8,501 | — | #28 | #1,635 |
| 1972 | 9,462 | — | #28 | #1,666 |
| 1971 | 11,871 | — | #25 | #1,303 |
| 1970 | 13,488 | — | #23 | #1,325 |
| 1969 | 14,059 | — | #20 | #1,273 |
| 1968 | 13,149 | — | #22 | #1,675 |
| 1967 | 13,597 | — | #24 | #1,328 |
| 1966 | 14,715 | — | #21 | #1,119 |
| 1965 | 15,738 | — | #19 | #1,152 |
| 1964 | 18,662 | — | #15 | #1,274 |
| 1963 | 23,947 | — | #8 | #1,111 |
| 1962 | 22,444 | — | #11 | #1,100 |
| 1961 | 21,924 | — | #14 | #1,143 |
| 1960 | 18,737 | — | #20 | #1,146 |
| 1959 | 15,061 | — | #27 | #1,485 |
| 1958 | 13,057 | — | #30 | #1,576 |
| 1957 | 8,984 | — | #45 | #1,820 |
| 1956 | 7,159 | — | #66 | #2,221 |
| 1955 | 4,981 | — | #89 | #4,181 |
| 1954 | 3,445 | — | #121 | #4,153 |
| 1953 | 1,792 | — | #173 | — |
| 1952 | 972 | — | #252 | — |
| 1951 | 531 | — | #347 | — |
| 1950 | 186 | — | #617 | — |
| 1949 | 178 | — | #620 | — |
| 1948 | 136 | — | #725 | — |
| 1947 | 105 | — | #857 | — |
| 1946 | 88 | — | #889 | — |
| 1945 | 53 | — | #1,090 | — |
| 1944 | 55 | — | #1,059 | — |
| 1943 | 51 | — | #1,136 | — |
| 1942 | 53 | — | #1,083 | — |
| 1941 | 40 | — | #1,198 | — |
| 1940 | 35 | — | #1,263 | — |
| 1939 | 28 | — | #1,410 | — |
| 1938 | 20 | — | #1,782 | — |
| 1937 | 17 | — | #1,964 | — |
| 1936 | 14 | — | #2,213 | — |
| 1935 | 9 | — | #3,061 | — |
| 1934 | 6 | — | #4,099 | — |
| 1933 | 8 | — | #3,280 | — |
| 1932 | 5 | — | #4,797 | — |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #4,145 | — |
| 1930 | 13 | — | #2,498 | — |
| 1929 | 7 | — | #3,892 | — |
| 1927 | 8 | — | #3,743 | — |
| 1926 | 5 | — | #5,302 | — |
| 1925 | 5 | — | #5,449 | — |
| 1924 | 6 | — | #4,797 | — |