How Many People Are Named Lore?
An estimated 786 people in the United States have the first name Lore. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 59 years old, and Lore peaked in popularity in 1961 with 56 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lore as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Lore paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
786
About 1 in 436,074 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
59
years old
Peak Year
1961
56 births
Total Registered
1,118
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lore
Lore is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,118 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lore as a female name
Ranked #9,937 in 2024
10 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (56 births)
Lore: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lore span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 375 babies were registered. Lore has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lore by Decade
How has Lore tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Lore by State
Birth registrations for Lore span all 6 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Illinois, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania. On average, about 24 Lores were registered per state.
Lore + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lore as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lore
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lore: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lore?
We estimate approximately 786 people named Lore are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 436,074 Americans share this first name.
Is Lore a common name?
Lore is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,118 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lore most popular?
Lore reached peak popularity in 1961, when 56 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lore is approximately 59 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lore a female name?
Lore is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lore Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lore Smith, Lore Johnson, Lore Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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