How Many People Are Named Loreley?
An estimated 118 people in the United States have the first name Loreley. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Loreley peaked in popularity in 2010 with 16 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loreley 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 Loreley paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
118
About 1 in 2,904,698 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2010
16 births
Total Registered
119
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loreley
Loreley is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 119 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Loreley as a female name
Ranked #16,645 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (16 births)
Loreley: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loreley span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 65 babies were registered. While Loreley is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Loreley by Decade
How has Loreley 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.
Loreley by State
Loreley + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loreley as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Loreley: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loreley?
We estimate approximately 118 people named Loreley 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 2,904,698 Americans share this first name.
Is Loreley a common name?
Loreley is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 67% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 119 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loreley most popular?
Loreley reached peak popularity in 2010, when 16 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loreley is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loreley a female name?
Loreley is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loreley Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loreley Smith, Loreley Johnson, Loreley 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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