Lora
Lora is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Lora
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lora is a name with a single cultural origin: English.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Lora
The earliest SSA record of Lora as a baby girl name dates back to 1880, when 74 babies received it. 1963 was its biggest year on record, with 1,598 newborns named Lora — #213 in the national rankings. The 1960s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 27% of all recorded Loras. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #3,830 among baby girl names with 39 births, gradually falling (-14%). In total, more than 52K Loras have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1880s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Lora
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Lora. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Lora
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About the name Lora
Lora is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1880 and has accumulated 52K births in the dataset. Lora's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #168. Use the chart and map above to compare Lora's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.