Loran

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 18% girls / 82% boys

Loran first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 126 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1943 with 79 babies (rank #729 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Loran

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Loran yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
7Soul urgeThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

4,531

Total babies (all years)

126

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#1,005
1882	5	#1,030
1884	8	#734
1889	5	#1,051
1891	5	#1,057
1894	9	#765
1895	7	#942
1897	5	#1,165
1898	8	#854
1899	6	#1,001
1900	10	#881
1901	8	#821
1902	13	#635
1903	7	#974
1904	6	#1,148
1905	7	#1,045
1907	13	#765
1908	8	#1,076
1909	8	#1,125
1910	13	#909
1911	12	#1,020
1912	29	#827
1913	25	#1,014
1914	39	#875
1915	67	#728
1916	46	#945
1917	64	#789
1918	61	#847
1919	62	#835
1920	62	#871
1921	62	#889
1922	67	#836
1923	64	#851
1924	53	#973
1925	63	#839
1926	61	#849
1927	54	#944
1928	52	#942
1929	71	#761
1930	66	#800
1931	47	#969
1932	64	#800
1933	53	#856
1934	59	#817
1935	40	#1,013
1936	65	#752
1937	62	#784
1938	36	#1,083
1939	47	#910
1940	44	#977
1941	52	#883
1942	63	#817
1943	79	#729
1944	53	#875
1945	46	#958
1946	48	#974
1947	63	#884
1948	55	#940
1949	50	#991
1950	46	#1,046
1951	50	#1,001
1952	45	#1,088
1953	41	#1,161
1954	43	#1,144
1955	45	#1,110
1956	44	#1,152
1957	50	#1,080
1958	42	#1,199
1959	47	#1,135
1960	43	#1,201
1961	64	#964
1962	36	#1,303
1963	37	#1,293
1964	38	#1,272
1965	51	#1,040
1966	32	#1,358
1967	37	#1,242
1968	31	#1,413
1969	34	#1,388
1970	26	#1,732
1971	28	#1,694
1972	23	#1,902
1973	24	#1,854
1974	22	#2,027
1975	12	#3,170
1976	20	#2,299
1977	19	#2,425
1978	14	#3,013
1979	21	#2,345
1980	29	#1,940
1981	10	#4,030
1982	16	#2,921
1983	16	#2,868
1984	19	#2,586
1985	19	#2,660
1986	20	#2,655
1987	16	#3,143
1988	17	#3,155
1989	9	#5,431
1990	14	#4,107
1991	10	#5,340
1992	18	#3,549
1993	10	#5,631
1994	8	#6,752
1995	11	#5,372
1996	11	#5,399
1997	7	#7,795
1998	7	#8,111
1999	7	#8,379
2000	9	#7,183
2001	5	#11,640
2002	5	#11,771
2003	6	#10,364
2004	9	#7,934
2005	7	#9,733
2006	10	#7,789
2007	5	#13,611
2008	7	#10,593
2010	6	#11,639
2011	8	#9,283
2015	5	#13,271
2017	10	#7,917
2018	5	#13,372
2019	5	#13,343
2021	6	#11,590
2023	5	#13,395