girl's name
Loralei
- Gender Girl
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,825
Loralei is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2011, when 109 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 51,007 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1940.
Loralei over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1940s | 11 |
| 1950s | 21 |
| 1960s | 48 |
| 1970s | 23 |
| 1980s | 10 |
| 1990s | 33 |
| 2000s | 457 |
| 2010s | 828 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 380 |
How popular is Loralei?
In 2025, Loralei was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Loralei is used
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.
Names that peaked alongside Loralei
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Loralei also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Loralei over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Loralei
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Loralei — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Loralei
How popular is the name Loralei?
In 2025, Loralei was given to 65 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Loralei a girl's or a boy's name?
Loralei is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Loralei most popular?
Loralei peaked in 2011, when 109 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Loralei a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Loralei currently ranks #2,656 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.