How Many People Are Named Loring?
An estimated 512 people in the United States have the first name Loring. It is predominantly male (98.3%). The average bearer is 69 years old, and Loring peaked in popularity in 1922 with 34 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loring 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 Loring paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 69, Loring is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1967.
Estimated Living Americans
512
About 1 in 669,442 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
98.3% confidence
Average Age
69
years old
Peak Year
1922
34 births
Total Registered
1,307
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loring
Loring is predominantly male (98.3%), though 22 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Loring as a male name
Ranked #6,884 in 1990
7 male births in 1990
Peak: 1922 (34 births)
Loring as a female name
Ranked #9,174 in 1973
5 female births in 1973
Peak: 1954 (6 births)
Loring: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loring span from the 1880s to the 1990s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 274 babies were registered. Loring has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loring by Decade
How has Loring 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.
Loring by State
Loring + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Loring as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Loring
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Loring: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loring?
We estimate approximately 512 people named Loring 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 669,442 Americans share this first name.
Is Loring a common name?
Loring is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,307 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loring most popular?
Loring reached peak popularity in 1922, when 34 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loring is approximately 69 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loring a male name?
Loring is predominantly male. 98.3% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loring Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loring Smith, Loring Johnson, Loring 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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