Lora

“Variant of Laura — Laurel tree, a symbol of victory” — Latin origin

Girl's name · #2916 in the US (2025) · Timeless

Few names move less than Lora — on the books since 1880, #2916 in 2025, and dependable in between. Roughly 52,000 girls share it. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Around the world: #45 in Croatia (2025) · #60 in Slovenia (2025) · #100 in Hungary (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 2 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Loras

Lora Hristova — Bulgarian biathlete
Lora Aborn — composer
Lora Yakovleva — Russian chess player
Lora Hirschberg — Sound engineer
Lora Shiao — American intelligence officer

In stories & tradition

Lora — Die Feen

What Loras become

Among 112 notable people named Lora:

Entertainers appear 1.79× more often than among typical names — e.g. Lora, Romanian singer, model, judge and TV personality.

Similar names: Lori · Janie · Lorna · Dora · Vesper · Flora

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