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Lora

girl name
Origin
Latin
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s/1970s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Laura, laurel

The story

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Lora around the world

One shared root links 8 names across 3 languages.

Shared root: from Latin laurus "laurel", the victor's crown; Laura is its medieval feminine

The constellation

LoraEnglish · variantLauraLatinLaurenEnglish

More branches

LaurynEnglish · variantLaurelEnglish · related formLaurieEnglish · short formLoriEnglish · short formLaurettaItalian · diminutive

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lora peaked in the 1890s and the 1970s in nearly equal measure.

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Popularity in Brazil

342 people · the #17,375 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 500,000 · median age 46

1930s1940s1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s

Among people named Lora living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1960s than in any other decade.

The census also counted 25 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.

Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022

When you meet Lora

People given the name Lora in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1950 to 1989. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

Names that fit alongside Lora

Luna Terra Flora Clara Verna Verda

The Lora deep dive

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Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Lora truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Lora fits with your family’s names and surname.

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