NameTides

Lori

Lori was the #1,721 girls' name in the US in 2025 (118 babies), and #2,006 in England & Wales and #2,282 in Canada.

Lori as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Lori as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.0510152018801900192019401960198020002020Northern IrelandScotlandUSCanadaEngland & Wales
Lori as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.051015201880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,721 (118)#2,006 (14)#474 (6)#397 (3)—#2,282 (9)
2024#1,524 (141)#3,016 (8)———#1,617 (14)
2023#1,421 (157)#1,959 (14)#365 (9)——#1,254 (19)
2022#1,387 (165)#1,849 (15)#760 (3)#418 (3)——
2021#1,630 (128)#1,628 (18)#485 (6)——#2,185 (9)
2020#1,668 (123)#2,843 (8)#544 (5)#397 (3)—#2,007 (10)
2019#1,668 (126)#2,643 (9)#322 (11)—#871 (3)#1,683 (13)
2018#1,548 (140)#1,711 (17)#449 (7)#313 (5)—#1,440 (16)
2017#1,665 (129)#1,733 (17)#327 (11)——#2,374 (8)
2016#1,550 (144)#1,571 (20)#311 (12)#353 (4)#750 (4)#1,335 (18)
2015#1,593 (135)#1,783 (16)#566 (5)#269 (6)—#1,427 (16)
2014#1,652 (129)#2,203 (12)#282 (15)#278 (6)—#1,187 (21)
2013#1,775 (115)#2,176 (12)#319 (12)#440 (3)—#1,792 (12)
2012#1,940 (101)#1,893 (15)#351 (11)——#1,472 (16)
2011#1,748 (117)#2,275 (11)#334 (11)#311 (5)—#1,882 (11)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1963 at #8.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1924.

How common is it?

about 1 in 14,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 14,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 18,000rare
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 3,000uncommon
Northern IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 2,400uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 17,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Lori is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 13,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 9,300 to 1 in 17,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Lori by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,526NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: #1,035OHPennsylvania: #871PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,185CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #811MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: #677LAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,636TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Lori (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,10010

Lori (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
LoriCanadaGirls#2,2829
LoriEngland & WalesGirls#2,00614
LoriIrelandGirls—too few
LoriNorthern IrelandGirls#3973
LoriScotlandGirls#4746
LoriUSGirls#1,721118
LoriUSBoys—too few