# Lori (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/lori/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /loɹ.i/, 2 syllables |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 342,764 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 853 / 341,911 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 480, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

In some cases, a 20th century spelling variant of Laurie, from Laura. In other cases, a diminutive form of names such as Loretta and Lorraine.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 117 | 1,754 |
| 2012 | 101 | 1,949 |
| 2013 | 115 | 1,788 |
| 2014 | 129 | 1,656 |
| 2015 | 135 | 1,597 |
| 2016 | 144 | 1,557 |
| 2017 | 129 | 1,670 |
| 2018 | 140 | 1,551 |
| 2019 | 126 | 1,675 |
| 2020 | 123 | 1,672 |
| 2021 | 128 | 1,634 |
| 2022 | 165 | 1,391 |
| 2023 | 157 | 1,424 |
| 2024 | 141 | 1,527 |
| 2025 | 118 | 1,726 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 30 | 1,641 |
| 1975 | 21 | 2,175 |
| 1976 | 24 | 2,034 |
| 1977 | 11 | 3,506 |
| 1978 | 22 | 2,172 |
| 1979 | 14 | 3,102 |
| 1980 | 15 | 3,043 |
| 1981 | 11 | 3,759 |
| 1982 | 9 | 4,445 |
| 1983 | 13 | 3,344 |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,810 |
| 1985 | 5 | 7,161 |
| 1986 | 5 | 7,398 |
| 1987 | 9 | 4,798 |
| 1988 | 7 | 6,186 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 11 | 2,275 |
| 2012 | 15 | 1,893 |
| 2013 | 12 | 2,176 |
| 2014 | 12 | 2,203 |
| 2015 | 16 | 1,783 |
| 2016 | 20 | 1,571 |
| 2017 | 17 | 1,733 |
| 2018 | 17 | 1,711 |
| 2019 | 9 | 2,643 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,843 |
| 2021 | 18 | 1,628 |
| 2022 | 15 | 1,849 |
| 2023 | 14 | 1,959 |
| 2024 | 8 | 3,015 |
| 2025 | 14 | 2,006 |

## People named Lori

- Lori Loughlin, American actress (born 1964)
- Lori Petty, American actress
- Lori Singer, American actress and classical musician
- Lori Nelson, American actress and model (1933–2020)
- Lori Alan, American actress
- Lori Sandri, Brazilian association football player and manager (1949–2014)
- Lori McNeil, American tennis player
- Lori-Ann Muenzer, Canadian cyclist
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer, American politician (born 1968)
- Lori McKenna, American musician
- Lori Robinson, Corporate board member and retired United States Air Force General
- Lori Heuring, American actress

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.