Lorah
Lorah is an unincorporated community in Pymosa Township, Cass County, Iowa, United States. Lorah is located along U.S. routes 6 and 71, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-northeast of Atlantic.
Meaning & Origin of Lorah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lorah is an unincorporated community in Pymosa Township, Cass County, Iowa, United States. Lorah is located along U.S. routes 6 and 71, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north-northeast of Atlantic.
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Origin & history
The Story of Lorah
Lorah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1920, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1985, when 8 Lorahs were born — ranking #7,563 that year. As of 2026, Lorah ranks #15,899 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 97 Lorahs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1920s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Where is Lorah most common?
Predicted country distribution based on naming patterns globally.
- United States69%
- UG10%
- Kenya10%
- South Africa6%
- BW5%
Source: Nationalize.io . Probabilities are global naming-pattern estimates, not strict counts.
Names that sound like Lorah
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Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Lorah
Lorah is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1920 and has accumulated 97 births in the dataset. Lorah's peak popularity came in 1985 when it ranked #7,563. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorah'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 .
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