Girls' name · peaked in 2022
Lorelei name popularity since 1925
18,163 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Lorelei. Half of them were born in 2012 or earlier, so the typical Lorelei is about 14 years old in 2026. Lorelei peaked in 2022 as the #442 name for girls, and it ranked #441 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 18,163
- Named Lorelei, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #441
- for girls in 2025 (699 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 18,163 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Washington
- 1.69× its national share
Peak year is the year Lorelei made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Lorelei births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Lorelei peaked in 2022.
- Steepest fall: Between 1954 and 1959, Lorelei's share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 11,000 to 1 in 18,400.
- Fastest rise: Between 2004 and 2009, it became 2× more common, from 1 in 7,400 baby girls to 1 in 3,650.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Lorelei's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Lorelei.
Decade by decade
Babies named Lorelei in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 133 | – |
| 1930s | 354 | #2,162 |
| 1940s | 587 | #1,136 |
| 1950s | 1,269 | #810 |
| 1960s | 1,020 | #971 |
| 1970s | 633 | #1,581 |
| 1980s | 429 | #2,010 |
| 1990s | 375 | #4,297 |
| 2000s | 2,919 | #810 |
| 2010s | 6,407 | #450 |
| 2020–25 | 4,037 | #441 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
48.1% of babies named Lorelei from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Lorelei is most popular
The index compares Lorelei's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Lorelei.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1.69× | 413 |
| Florida | 1.51× | 797 |
| Virginia | 1.50× | 494 |
| Wisconsin | 1.50× | 432 |
| Tennessee | 1.32× | 407 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Lorelei and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Lorelei (this page) | 18,163 | 2022 |
| Lorelai | 10,253 | 2025 |
| Loralei | 1,811 | 2011 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Lorelei's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Lorelei.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Lorelei (2022).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data