Lorelei Name Popularity

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How popular is Lorelei?

Ranking 473rd in popularity in the United States for girls in 2018, the name Lorelei is somewhat popular.

Currently in the top 500, this name has not always been in the top 1000.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #448 in 2015.

However, the name was bestowed upon the greatest number of babies in 2016 with 715 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Lorelei was less than 5, most recently in 1924.

Decidely upward trends in the number of babies given the name Lorelei occurred roughly during the years 1924-1928, 1944-1954, 1987-1990, and 1997-2009, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1928-1931, 1933-1936, 1967-1971, and 1979-1983.

Overall, when compared to its most prominent year, the name's popularity is at a very high point.

How popular will Lorelei be?

Lorelei's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. Of late however, the number of parents selecting the name Lorelei for their newborn has remained about the same.

The name Lorelei still has a solid footing and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Lorelei (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		654	473
2017		683	461
2016		715	449
2015		704	448
2014		654	480
2013		602	499
2012		572	529
2011		585	503
2010		547	535
2009		504	597
2008		446	681
2007		431	682
2006		378	739
2005		320	809
2004		248	967
2003		226	1,021
2002		202	1,057
2001		99	1,801
2000		63	2,447
1999		44	3,025
1998		34	3,536
1997		39	3,073
1996		39	3,063
1995		24	4,293
1994		30	3,660
1993		40	2,970
1992		40	2,951
1991		44	2,720
1990		41	2,831
1989		31	3,364
1988		23	3,968
1987		32	3,000
1986		41	2,450
1985		54	2,010
1984		44	2,248
1983		41	2,337
1982		54	1,957
1981		56	1,926
1980		53	1,995
1979		68	1,654
1978		77	1,480
1977		64	1,644
1976		71	1,471
1975		63	1,579
1974		62	1,559
1973		48	1,795
1972		52	1,710
1971		53	1,719
1970		75	1,398
1969		86	1,202
1968		73	1,294
1967		97	1,051
1966		102	1,027
1965		113	971
1964		97	1,114
1963		117	987
1962		109	1,037
1961		111	1,040
1960		115	1,005
1959		110	1,007
1958		114	971
1957		142	854
1956		137	849
1955		143	810
1954		176	701
1953		141	774
1952		114	865
1951		111	854
1950		81	1,017
1949		69	1,083
1948		67	1,090
1947		59	1,177
1946		44	1,314
1945		48	1,136
1944		38	1,300
1943		43	1,238
1942		79	869
1941		82	799
1940		58	950
1939		83	758
1938		121	618
1937		26	1,482
1936		11	2,617
1935		15	2,162
1934		19	1,810
1933		18	1,880
1932		17	2,000
1931		17	1,991
1930		27	1,515
1929		36	1,253
1928		56	1,004
1927		18	2,138
1926		16	2,309
1925		7	4,250
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1921		10	3,294
1920		5	5,426
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.