Lora comes from the Latin tradition, meaning Laurel tree, victory, honour.
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How popular is Lora?
1963peak year
Today, Lora is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #3122), with only about 54 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1963, 1,598 babies were given the name (ranked #213 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1960s. Lora's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 52,425 babies have been registered as Lora since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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