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Lorelei

Lorelei is currently the #441 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 699 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #504, now it sits at #441. Looking at the full record since 1916, Lorelei hit its all-time high of #441 in 2022, when 715 girls were given the name. State by state, Oregon leads the way at #223.

Rankings

2025 rank
#441
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#441
in 2022 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
699
girls named Lorelei

Lorelei popularity, 1880–2025

0.012%0.024%0.035%0.047%18801900192019401960198020002020#441 in 2022
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2022

Where Lorelei is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025NH—Washington: #430 (16 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)WA#430Idaho: #308 (7 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)ID#308Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025ND—Minnesota: #241 (23 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)MN#241Wisconsin: #344 (15 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)WI#344Michigan: #374 (23 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MI#374New York: #1028 (14 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NY#1028Massachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025MA—Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025RI—Oregon: #223 (16 girls, 0.12% of girls born 2025)OR#223Nevada: #374 (7 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)NV#374Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025SD—Iowa: #275 (12 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)IA#275Illinois: #417 (25 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)IL#417Indiana: #359 (19 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)IN#359Ohio: #268 (41 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)OH#268Pennsylvania: #335 (32 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)PA#335New Jersey: #667 (11 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)NJ#667Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025CT—California: #814 (36 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)CA#814Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025UT—Colorado: #317 (19 girls, 0.08% of girls born 2025)CO#317Nebraska: #267 (8 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NE#267Missouri: #265 (23 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)MO#265Kentucky: #275 (16 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)KY#275West Virginia: #230 (7 girls, 0.14% of girls born 2025)WV#230Virginia: #465 (17 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#465Maryland: #600 (8 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#600Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025DE—Arizona: #818 (7 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)AZ#818New Mexico: #296 (5 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NM#296Kansas: #404 (8 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)KS#404Arkansas: #301 (10 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)AR#301Tennessee: #244 (32 girls, 0.10% of girls born 2025)TN#244North Carolina: #472 (23 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NC#472South Carolina: #403 (12 girls, 0.07% of girls born 2025)SC#403District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #296 (14 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)OK#296Louisiana: #477 (9 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)LA#477Mississippi: #514 (5 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)MS#514Alabama: #297 (16 girls, 0.09% of girls born 2025)AL#297Georgia: #487 (23 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)GA#487Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Lorelei in 2025HI—Texas: #487 (66 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#487Florida: #471 (39 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)FL#471
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: West Virginia (#230), Oregon (#223), Nebraska (#267)

Uniqueness score

39/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind

A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Lorelei in the most recent year of SSA data.

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