How Many People Are Named Loreal?
An estimated 1,649 people in the United States have the first name Loreal. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 30 years old, and Loreal peaked in popularity in 1989 with 83 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loreal 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 Loreal paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,649
About 1 in 207,856 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
30
years old
Peak Year
1989
83 births
Total Registered
1,714
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loreal
Loreal is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,714 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Loreal as a female name
Ranked #10,711 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1989 (83 births)
Loreal: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loreal span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 559 babies were registered. Loreal has declined significantly from its peak in the 1980s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loreal by Decade
How has Loreal 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.
Loreal by State
Birth registrations for Loreal span all 13 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Illinois, California, Michigan. The lowest are in Maryland, North Carolina, Pennsylvania. On average, about 33 Loreals were registered per state.
Loreal + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loreal as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loreal
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Loreal: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loreal?
We estimate approximately 1,649 people named Loreal 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 207,856 Americans share this first name.
Is Loreal a common name?
Loreal is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,714 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loreal most popular?
Loreal reached peak popularity in 1989, when 83 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loreal is approximately 30 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loreal a female name?
Loreal is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loreal Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loreal Smith, Loreal Johnson, Loreal 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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