How Many People Are Named Lorelei?
An estimated 15,951 people in the United States have the first name Lorelei. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Lorelei peaked in popularity in 2016 with 716 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lorelei 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 Lorelei paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
15,951
About 1 in 21,488 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2016
716 births
Total Registered
17,482
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lorelei
Lorelei is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 17,482 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Lorelei as a female name
Ranked #456 in 2024
684 female births in 2024
Peak: 2016 (716 births)
Lorelei: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lorelei span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 6,407 babies were registered. While Lorelei is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Lorelei by Decade
How has Lorelei 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.
Lorelei by State
Birth registrations for Lorelei span all 46 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Dakota, District of Columbia, Rhode Island. On average, about 300 Loreleis were registered per state.
Lorelei + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorelei as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Lorelei: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorelei?
We estimate approximately 15,951 people named Lorelei 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 21,488 Americans share this first name.
Is Lorelei a common name?
Lorelei is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 17,482 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lorelei most popular?
Lorelei reached peak popularity in 2016, when 716 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lorelei is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lorelei a female name?
Lorelei is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lorelei Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lorelei Smith, Lorelei Johnson, Lorelei 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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