Lorian
Eternal Daughter is a freeware 2D action-adventure game created by indie developers Derek Yu and Jon Perry and released on June 21, 2002, under the Blackeye Software label.
Meaning & Origin of Lorian
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Eternal Daughter is a freeware 2D action-adventure game created by indie developers Derek Yu and Jon Perry and released on June 21, 2002, under the Blackeye Software label.
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The Story of Lorian
As a girl name
American parents first put Lorian on the record books as a girl name in 1958, with 7 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1963, when 16 Lorians were born — ranking #3,173 that year. About 27% of every Lorian on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Lorian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2013, with 6 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 233 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1950s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Lorian on the record books as a boy name in 2017, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 7 Lorians were born — ranking #9,821 that year. About 70% of every Lorian on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Lorian last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 23 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Lorian
Lorian is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1958 and has accumulated 233 births in the dataset. Lorian's peak popularity came in 1963 when it ranked #3,173. Use the chart and map above to compare Lorian'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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