Lora
Meaning
variant of Laura, laurel
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
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Popularity, 1890–2024
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
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.
The Lora deep dive
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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