Lorien
Mostly boys · LOR-ee-en · Modern
Lorien is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Lorien mean?
Modern: from Tolkien's Elvish place name Lórien
In Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, Lórien (Lothlórien) is the golden wood of the Elves ruled by Galadriel.
- Say it
- LOR-ee-en
Is Lorien a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Lorien has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls and 9 boys in the US.
How popular is Lorien in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 4 boys.
Lorien in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,198 |
| 2023 | 1 | #6,556 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 3 | #4,803 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 1 | #6,312 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 1 | #4,870 |
How popular is Lorien in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Lorien, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 15,083rd. Its busiest year was 1979, with 41 girls. It first appears in the records in 1917. 9 boys were also named Lorien in 2025 (8,239th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Lorien in the US since 1880 were born between 1978 and 2004, the years shaded on the chart below.
Lorien in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 5 | #15,300 |
| 2021 | 5 | #15,246 |
| 2020 | 5 | #15,083 |
| 2019 | 11 | #9,106 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 9 | #10,685 |
| 2016 | 12 | #8,872 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11,925 |
| 2013 | 13 | #8,575 |
| 2012 | 5 | #16,863 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 11 | #9,786 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 20 | #6,354 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 32 | #4,283 |
| 2003 | 36 | #3,801 |
| 2002 | 27 | #4,494 |
| 2001 | 15 | #6,951 |
| 2000 | 14 | #7,152 |
| 1999 | 14 | #6,830 |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,831 |
| 1996 | 6 | #11,801 |
| 1995 | 8 | #9,548 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 16 | #5,667 |
| 1992 | 12 | #7,060 |
| 1991 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 12 | #6,861 |
| 1989 | 19 | #4,664 |
| 1988 | 12 | #6,272 |
| 1987 | 10 | #6,783 |
| 1986 | 9 | #7,130 |
| 1985 | 18 | #4,280 |
| 1984 | 16 | #4,477 |
| 1983 | 20 | #3,805 |
| 1982 | 28 | #3,092 |
| 1981 | 30 | #2,928 |
| 1980 | 41 | #2,342 |
| 1979 | 41 | #2,304 |
| 1978 | 34 | #2,516 |
| 1977 | 26 | #3,001 |
| 1976 | 25 | #2,931 |
| 1975 | 12 | #4,852 |
| 1974 | 28 | #2,616 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 16 | #3,714 |
| 1971 | 18 | #3,507 |
| 1970 | 24 | #2,856 |
| 1969 | 17 | #3,317 |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 5 | #6,563 |
| 1965 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 5 | #4,592 |
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