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Baby name
Lory
Girl Boy
89% girls / 11% boys
Origin of the name
Lory is a form of Laura, from the Latin laurus, “laurel.”
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Short-lived name
2,258births since 1880
1960sgeneration
No. 1063rank at its peak, in 1961
Where babies named Lory are born
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The darker the blue, the more common Lory is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.
Where it is most popular
Compared with the national average, Lory is most common in California (3.3 times), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.
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Names from the same era
Rare name
267births since 1880
1950sgeneration
No. 2189rank at its peak, in 1957
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Girls and boys, decade by decade
| Decade | Girls | Boys |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0% | 100% |
| 1920s | 17% | 83% |
| 1930s | 26% | 74% |
| 1940s | 62% | 38% |
| 1950s | 86% | 14% |
| 1960s | 97% | 3% |
| 1970s | 100% | 0% |
| 1980s | 100% | 0% |
| 1990s | 100% | 0% |
| 2000s | 100% | 0% |
| 2010s | 100% | 0% |
| 2020s | 100% | 0% |