Lori
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
About Lori
Lori, with this sleek modern spelling, was an extremely popular name in the middle of the 20th century, ranking among the Top 100 girls' names from the early 1950s until the early 1980s.
But it was that very popularity that sent the name plummeting in popularity, as all the Baby Boomers named Lori began having babies of their own, making Lori (and Laurie) a mom name.
As Lori waned, Lauren rose, reigning at the top of the charts from the eighties through the oughties.
And now that Lauren too is becoming a mom name, what's taking its place? Classic Laura, matriarch of all the Loris, Lauries, and Laurens, is showing signs of revival in the US and ranking in the girls' Top 100 in many diverse European countries, cultures, and languages.
So baby Laura named in honor on grandma Lori brings the name full circle -- with today's little Lauras perhaps naming their own baby girls Lori and Laurie.
Lori is also given to boys.
Pronounced LOR-ee.
As of October 2026, Lori ranked #1726 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #8 in 1963, Nameberry popularity #793.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,656 | 129 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #1,597 | 135 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #1,557 | 144 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #1,668 | 129 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #1,551 | 140 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #1,675 | 126 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #1,671 | 123 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #1,633 | 128 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #1,390 | 165 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #1,430 | 156 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #1,524 | 141 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #1,726 | 118 | — | 0 |
World rankings
Lori for girls
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Lori on lists
Famous Loris
- Lori Beth DenbergGirl
American comedienne
- Lori Anne LoughlinGirl
American actress
- Lori McNeilGirl
American tennis player
- Lori SingerGirl
American actress
- Lori BalmerGirl
Australian pop singer
- Lori Fullington aka PeachesGirl
American pro wrestler
- Lori BlackGirl
American musician formerly of The Melvins, daughter of actress/diplomat Shirley Temple Black
- Lori Lynn LivelyGirl
American actress
- Lori PettyGirl
American actress
- Lori FosterGirl
American romance novelist
- Lori DungeyGirl
New Zealand actress
- Lori CardilleGirl
American actress
- Lori Helene BerensonGirl
American revolutionary and activist
- Lori Christine ChalupnyGirl
American soccer player
Lori in pop culture
- Lori GrimesGirl
character on TV's "The Walking Dead"
- Lori CollinsGirl
character in the movie "Ted"
- Lori LemarisGirl
mermaid in DC Comics
- Lori Zechlin aka Black AliceGirl
character in DC Comics
- LoriGirl
character in anime "Zatch Bell!"
- Lori LoudGirl
a character in the Nickelodeon cartoon "The Loud House"