Lorry
A diminutive of the French feminine name Laurence meaning "laurel".
Name Census estimates that about 925 living Americans carry the first name Lorry. It appears on both sides of the gender split, with 82.2% of registrations being female. The average person named Lorry today is around 63 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Lorry births was 1960 (70 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Lorry. 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.
People living today
925
~ 1 in 370,545 Americans
Peak year
1960
70 babies that year
Average age
63
years old
1969 SSA rank
#4,778
Tracked since 1915
Census
Lorry in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,104 people with the first name Lorry, which placed it at #11,558 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
#11,558
National first-name rank
People counted
1.1K
1,104 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.4
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
79.1% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lorry
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lorry is White at 79.1%. The next largest groups are Black (7.9%) and Hispanic (5.5%). 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 Lorry 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 Lorry at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White79.1% · 873
- Black or African American7.9% · 87
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 61
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.6% · 40
- Two or more races2.6% · 29
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 14
Gender
Gender distribution for Lorry
Lorry leans heavily female at 82.2% of total registrations, but 221 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Lorry as a male name
- Ranked #4,778 in 1969
- 5 male births in 1969
- Peak: 1951 (18 births)
Lorry as a female name
- Ranked #15,751 in 2013
- 6 female births in 2013
- Peak: 1960 (70 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lorry leans strongly female. 947 people counted with this name were female (86.0%), compared with 154 male bearers (14.0%).
Popularity
Lorry: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Lorry from the 1910s through to the 2010s, spanning 10 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 430 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
Lorry 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 Lorry during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Lorrys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 6 states and territories. California, Illinois, New York recorded the most babies named Lorry, while Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 18 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Lorry
The name Lorry has its origins in the French language and culture, stemming from the Old French word "lorée" which meant "a small path or track". This name likely emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.
Initially, Lorry was likely used as a surname or a nickname, referring to someone who lived near a small path or track. Over time, it transitioned into being used as a given name, particularly in certain regions of France.
One of the earliest recorded instances of Lorry as a first name can be found in the 15th century. In 1487, a man named Lorry de Montpellier was mentioned in the court records of the French city of Montpellier.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Lorry. In the 16th century, Lorry de Valois (1536-1589) was a French nobleman and military commander who served during the French Wars of Religion.
In the 18th century, Anne-Charles Lorry (1726-1783) was a renowned French physician and anatomist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the circulatory system.
Moving into the 19th century, Lorry Otway (1833-1908) was an Australian explorer and surveyor who played a key role in mapping the interior regions of Western Australia.
Another notable figure was Lorry Feld (1898-1976), an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the successful Lorry Feld Corporation and was known for his charitable work in his community.
Lastly, Lorry Priddy (1921-2007) was a pioneering American pilot who served during World War II and later became one of the first female commercial airline pilots in the United States.
While the name Lorry may not be as common today as it once was, it has a rich history and has been borne by individuals from diverse backgrounds and walks of life throughout the centuries.
People
Lorry + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorry 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
Lorry: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorry?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 925 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Lorry 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 370,545 US residents.
Is Lorry a common name?
We classify Lorry as "Very Rare". It ranks above 89.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,245 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Lorry most popular?
The single biggest year for Lorry was 1960, when 70 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Lorry is about 63 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Lorry in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,104 people with the name Lorry, or 0.37 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #11,558 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 Lorry 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 Lorry?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Lorry leans strongly female. 947 people counted with this name were female (86.0%), compared with 154 male bearers (14.0%). 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 Lorry?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Lorry is White at 79.1%. The next largest groups are Black (7.9%) and Hispanic (5.5%). 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 Lorry most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Lorry in the 2020 Census, accounting for 79.1% (873 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 Lorry in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Lorry a female name?
Yes, 82.2% of people registered as Lorry 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 Lorry still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Lorry 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 Lorry 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 have the name Lorry?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.