Given name
Lorel
“crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree”
Lorel is a variant of Lora. In Latin use, Lora carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Lorel is a variant of Lora. In Latin use, Lora carries the interpretation “crowned with laurel; from the laurel tree.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1938. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lorel through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 293
- 5 boys · 288 girls
- Most popular year
- 1956
- 15 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 5 in 2023. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 15 in 1956. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 425 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lorel’s family of names
Lorel has a related form in Lora. In Greek usage, Lorel is a transliteration of Λόρελ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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