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How popular is the name Lori?
Births per year, rank history and how many Loris are alive today.
Lori (female) is a shortened form of the name Laura. Although Lori itself was given to 14 babies in England and Wales in 2025 (ranked 2006th as a registered name), most Loris are registered as Laura, which ranked 303rd in 2025 with 148 babies.
Most people called Lori are registered as Laura, and share that name's profile: the Laura you are most likely to meet is around 41 years old. Half of all Lauras born in England and Wales are between 34 and 45, and there are at least 190,000 of them alive today. Only some Lauras go by Lori.
How many babies are named Lori or Laura each year?
Combined registrations of Laura, Lori. Figures before 1996 are estimates.
Where does Laura rank as a registered name?
Where does Lori rank as a registered name?
Where this data comes from
Figures from 1996 onwards are the Office for National Statistics' annual baby-name registrations for England and Wales, which record every name given to three or more babies in a year. Figures before 1996 are estimates: the ONS published only top-100 rankings at ten-year intervals back to 1904, so counts for those years are modelled from the rankings, calibrated against Douglas Galbi's long-run research into English name frequencies, and shown with an uncertainty band. Estimates of living bearers combine these birth figures with national life tables and ONS mid-year population estimates.
One limit worth naming: these figures count names as registered at birth. Anyone who changes their name later in life - including trans people, and anyone who adopts a different name by deed poll or simply by use - is not reflected here. Birth registrations record where a name began, not the name a person lives with.
Common questions
Is Lori short for Laura?
Yes - Lori is a shortened form of Laura. Loris are usually registered as Laura at birth.
When was the name Lori most popular?
The full name Laura peaked in 1984, when around 11,300 babies in England and Wales were given the name. Lori itself peaked as a registered name in 1996, with 37 babies.
How many people are called Lori?
There's no official count of people who go by Lori, because it's a nickname rather than a registered name. What we can say: at least 190,000 people registered as Laura born in England and Wales are alive today, and some of them go by Lori.
How old is the typical Lori?
Most people called Lori are registered as Laura. Most living Lauras are between 34 and 45; the most common age is about 41.
Is Lori becoming more or less popular?
Declining: numbers have been falling in recent years.