How Many People Are Named Lorn?
An estimated 362 people in the United States have the first name Lorn. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 64 years old, and Lorn peaked in popularity in 1921 with 22 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lorn 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 Lorn paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
362
About 1 in 946,835 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
64
years old
Peak Year
1921
22 births
Total Registered
805
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lorn
Lorn is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 805 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Lorn as a male name
Ranked #12,033 in 2003
5 male births in 2003
Peak: 1921 (22 births)
Lorn: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lorn span from the 1900s to the 2000s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 171 babies were registered. Lorn has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lorn by Decade
How has Lorn 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.
Lorn by State
Lorn + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lorn as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lorn
Other first names starting with L with a similar number of bearers.
Lorn: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lorn?
We estimate approximately 362 people named Lorn 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 946,835 Americans share this first name.
Is Lorn a common name?
Lorn is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 805 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lorn most popular?
Lorn reached peak popularity in 1921, when 22 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lorn is approximately 64 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lorn a male name?
Lorn is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lorn Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lorn Smith, Lorn Johnson, Lorn 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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