Lori Saunders
There are approximately 64 people named Lori Saunders living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 5,355,537 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Lori with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Saunders. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
64
1 in 5,355,537
Named Lori
286K
Alive today
Named Saunders
77K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 286K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1963
Average age: 58
Top Census group: White (90.7%)
Estimated bearers: 77K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #487
Per 100K: 22.53
Top ancestry: White (65.1%)
First name trend
Lori: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Lori. The peak year was 1963 with 23,951 births. The average person named Lori today is 58 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Lori
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Lori, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 90.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Lori described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Lori at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White90.7% · 271,545
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 8,681
- Black or African American2.6% · 7,847
- Two or more races2.2% · 6,646
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.0% · 3,028
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,679
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Saunders surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Saunders, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Saunders described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Saunders at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.1% · 43,851
- Black or African American24.9% · 16,744
- Two or more races4.8% · 3,244
- Hispanic or Latino3.8% · 2,538
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.8% · 516
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.7% · 459
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Lori has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0833% of the US population, based on 285,675 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Lori right now.
The surname Saunders appears at a rate of 22.53 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0225%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 64 people with the full name Lori Saunders. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Lori Saunders: questions and answers
How many people are named Lori Saunders?
We estimate approximately 64 people in the United States share the full name Lori Saunders. That works out to about 1 in 5,355,537 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0833%) with the surname frequency (22.53 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Lori Saunders?
We classify Lori Saunders as "Very Rare". About 1 in 5,355,537 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Lori a male or female name?
Lori is predominantly female. Out of 342,648 total SSA registrations, 0.2% were male and 99.8% were female. See the full Lori profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Lori Saunders?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.