Feminine dossier · first seen 1916

Lorelei

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Lorelei
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Cross-generational persistence

Peak era

2016

Peak rank proxy

716

Current vitality

Fragile

Generation

Gen Alpha

1916Peak 20162024

Peak year

2016

Decline from peak

4.5%

2024

684

All-time

17,482

Lorelei has avoided the sharper boom-and-bust cycles of fashion naming. Its strength is not novelty but endurance: steady recognition across eras, families, and classrooms.

Your name peaked in 2016, when 716 girls were named Lorelei.

In 2024, only 684 girls were given the name.

All told, about 17,482 Americans have been named Lorelei and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1916.

Rarity scoreUncommon

AssociationGen Alpha

StabilityHigh cross-era durability

TrajectoryCross-generational persistence

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