unisex name

Lor

  • Gender Unisex
  • Syllables 1
  • Letters 3
  • Births on record 48

Lor is a unisex name with 1 syllable. It is given to both girls and boys — about 21% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 1992 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1985, when 7 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1985.
  • 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.

Lor over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 1990s. The striped bar is the 1990s, still in progress — it covers 1990 to 1992, not a full ten years.

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Births named Lor by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 19
1990s (to 1992) 19

How popular is Lor?

In 1992, Lor was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Lor is used

France #6,512 5 in 2011
United States #7,796 6 in 1992

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

How Lor is spelled

Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.

Spelling What it is Births on record
L'Or L'Or is Lor written with an apostrophe, recorded mostly in France. 5

Names that peaked alongside Lor

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents who like Lor also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lor over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Lor

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lor — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Lor

How popular is the name Lor?

In 1992, Lor was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Lor a girl's or a boy's name?

Lor is used for both girls and boys. About 21% of recorded births with this name are girls.

How many syllables are in Lor?

Lor has 1 syllable.

When was Lor most popular?

Lor peaked in 1985, when 7 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.