Lorel
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Meaning & Origin of Lorel
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Laurel is part of the English common name of many trees and other plants with glossy evergreen leaves, most of which are not closely related to each other.
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The Story of Lorel
Lorel first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1939, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1956, when 15 Lorels were born — ranking #3,048 that year. As of 2026, Lorel ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 288 Lorels have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1930s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lorel
Lorel is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1939 and has accumulated 288 births in the dataset. Lorel's peak popularity came in 1956 when it ranked #3,048. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorel'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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