Lorrie
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly related to the French laurel.
Name Census estimates that about 13,923 living Americans carry the first name Lorrie. It is a predominantly female name (99.5% of registrations). The average person named Lorrie today is around 60 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lorrie births was 1961 (1,057 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lorrie. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Lorrie with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Although Lorrie is used almost entirely for girls, the SSA data does show 88 boys registered with the name since 1880.
People living today
14K
~ 1 in 24,618 Americans
Peak year
1961
1,057 babies that year
Average age
60
years old
1966 SSA rank
#4,303
Tracked since 1917
Census
Lorrie in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 14,388 people with the first name Lorrie, which placed it at #1,945 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#1,945
National first-name rank
People counted
14K
14,388 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
4.8
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lorrie
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lorrie is White at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Black (5.0%) and Hispanic (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lorrie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Lorrie at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.5% · 12,306
- Black or African American5.0% · 724
- Hispanic or Latino4.2% · 601
- Two or more races3.3% · 476
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 144
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 137
Gender
Gender distribution for Lorrie
Out of the 17,422 babies given the name Lorrie since 1880, 99.5% were registered as female. The name sits firmly on the female side of the spectrum, with only a handful of male registrations across the entire dataset.
Lorrie as a male name
- Ranked #4,303 in 1966
- 5 male births in 1966
- Peak: 1946 (8 births)
Lorrie as a female name
- Ranked #8,717 in 2024
- 12 female births in 2024
- Peak: 1961 (1,057 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lorrie appears almost entirely female. Of the 14,398 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male.
Popularity
Lorrie: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lorrie from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 8,251 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1960s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Lorrie by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Lorrie during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lorries live
The SSA's state-level files cover 49 states and territories. California, New York, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Lorrie, while Alaska, Vermont, Wyoming recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 305 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lorrie
The name Lorrie is a feminine form of the masculine name Laurence, which has its origins in the Latin name Laurentius. Laurentius is derived from the Latin word "laurus," meaning "laurel," a type of evergreen shrub highly revered in ancient Roman culture.
The laurel was a symbol of victory, honor, and glory in ancient Rome, and laurel wreaths were often bestowed upon victorious military leaders and athletes. As such, the name Laurentius, and by extension Lorrie, carried connotations of triumph and success from its inception.
The earliest known historical figure with the name Laurentius was Saint Laurence, a deacon of the Catholic Church who was martyred in Rome during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Valerian in the 3rd century AD. His bravery and unwavering faith in the face of torture and execution made him a highly revered figure in early Christianity.
Throughout the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, the name Laurence, and its various spellings and diminutives, including Lorrie, became popular across Europe, particularly in England, France, and Italy. One notable figure was Laurence Olivier (1907-1989), the acclaimed English actor and director who starred in numerous Shakespeare productions and classic films.
In the 16th century, Lorenza Bernini (1598-1625) was an Italian sculptor and the daughter of the renowned artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Her short life was marked by her artistic talent and her father's influence in the world of Baroque sculpture.
During the American Revolutionary War, Laurence Butler (1754-1806) was a prominent military leader who served under George Washington and played a crucial role in several key battles against the British forces.
In the 19th century, Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was an Irish novelist and Anglican cleric, best known for his novel "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman," a groundbreaking work that influenced generations of writers with its experimental narrative structure and humorous style.
The name Lorrie, while less common than its masculine counterpart, has endured through the centuries, carrying a sense of honor, victory, and artistic expression from its rich historical roots.
People
Lorrie + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorrie as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with L
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Lorrie: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorrie?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 13,923 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lorrie going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 24,618 US residents.
Is Lorrie a common name?
We classify Lorrie as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.1% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 17,422 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lorrie most popular?
The single biggest year for Lorrie was 1961, when 1,057 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lorrie is about 60 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lorrie in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 14,388 people with the name Lorrie, or 4.76 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #1,945 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Lorrie in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Lorrie?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lorrie appears almost entirely female. Of the 14,398 people counted with this name, 99.3% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Lorrie?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lorrie is White at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Black (5.0%) and Hispanic (4.2%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Lorrie most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lorrie in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.5% (12,306 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Lorrie in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lorrie a female name?
Yes, 99.5% of people registered as Lorrie in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Lorrie still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lorrie in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Lorrie can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Lorrie?
Find out how many Americans are named Lorrie on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.