Given name & surname
Lora
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
In Latin use, Lora carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Latin use, Lora carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
How it developed
In German use, Lora is used as a form of Laura.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lora through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 52,484
- 249 boys · 52,235 girls
- Most popular year
- 1963
- 1,598 babies
- 2025
- 58
- #2,916 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −10%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 58 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 2,916 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 10.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 1,598 in 1963. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 35,094 as a first name in 2020; 7,137 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lora’s family of names
Lora shares a linguistic root with Laura. Lora has a related form in Lori. In English usage, Lora has an alternative spelling in Laura.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Lora has relatives in 6 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
4 related names in 6 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 41
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
- Lauravariant · English, Spanish
- Lorivariant
- Lornavariant
- Loriannevariant
- Lorianavariant
- Loriannvariant
- Lorellevariant
- Lorielvariant
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- Loriannavariant
- Lorievariant
- Lorennavariant
- Lorianvariant
- Lorrievariant
- Lorindavariant
- Lorevariant · Slovene, German
- Lowrievariant
- Lorisvariant
- Lorelvariant
- Lorilynnvariant
- Lorianevariant
- Loriavariant
- Loryvariant
- Lorreevariant
- Lorraevariant
- Lorravariant
- Loritavariant
- Loreyvariant
- Loreevariant
- Lorannavariant
- Lorahvariant
- Lowrivariant
- Lorantvariant
- Lorandvariant
- Lowrellevariant
- Lorallevariant
- Lorrellavariant
- Lorillavariant
- Lowravariant
- Loribellevariant
- Loreannavariant
- Lorabellevariant
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Lora
- Lora HristovaBulgarian biathleteborn 2003
- Lora Aborncomposer1907–2005
- Lora KitipovaBulgarian volleyball playerborn 1991
- Lora YakovlevaRussian chess player (1932–2022)
- Lora HirschbergSound engineerborn 1963
- Lora ShiaoAmerican intelligence officerborn 2000
- LoraRomanian singer, model, judge and TV personalityborn 1982
- Lora L. CorumAmerican racing driver (1899-1949)
- Lora LammSwiss art director1928–2025
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
Similar names
If you love Lora, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Laurie
“man from Laurentum; crowned with laurel” · “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
>99% girls
Fleuri
“flower”
—
Florianne
“flower”
1% boys · 99% girls
Ávila
“bird”
—
Reseda
“resembling the mignonette flower”
5% boys · 95% girls
Topaz
“resembling a yellow gemstone”
2% boys · 98% girls
Reboreda
“an oak tree”
—
Florencjusz
“flower”
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