A FIELD REPORT ON THE NAME
Lora
compact · restrained · sun-faded
Origin & Meaning
AI-WrittenA variant of Laura, rooted in the Latin word for the laurel tree, or occasionally an abbreviation of names like Eleanora. In the United States, it appeared on the rolls in 1880 as a leaner alternative to its two-vowel sister.
Also answers toLori, Laurie, Lo
Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025
SSA Data 1880 peak: 1,598 souls, A.D. 1963 2025
2025: 58 born, falling ↘
Estimated Age
57 yrs
Most Loras were born around 1963 — taped songs off the radio and timed it well.
Peak Reign
1963
№213 that year
Generation
Gen X, 41%
then Boomer 35% · Millennial 14%
Rarity
Top 2000 all-time
≈52K ever born · now falling
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Lora grew up with
SSA DataAM radio countdowns·G.I. Joe and Barbie·the moon landing on a living-room TV
Data vs. Humans
What the data says
SSA Data
SSA: Lora peaked in 1963.
Estimated average age: 57.
What people think
Opinion LedgerAwaiting human data — cast the first votes.
Lora sounds like someone born in —
Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates
AI Seed · Votes Override at n=30 Vintage Modern
Formal Casual
Soft Strong
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In your mind, Lora sounds more like a —
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Public Opinion Ledger
Ledger Opens Soon
The public has not yet weighed in on Lora. Early ballots carry the most weight.
* Early ballots — fewer than 30 cast so far. The ledger settles at 30.
First Impressions
AI-WrittenThe name reads as streamlined midcentury paperwork, unbothered by unnecessary vowels. A Lora is generally presumed to have been born during the Kennedy or Johnson administrations, with the average bearer now fifty-seven years old. The primary occupational hazard of the name is spending five decades correcting people who attempt to insert a *u* into it.
Field Notes
AI-WrittenField Note 01
Peak registrations occurred in 1963, when two thousand newborn girls received the spelling.
Field Note 02
Over seventy-five percent of living holders belong to the Baby Boom and Generation X cohorts combined.
Field Note 03
By 2025, annual registrations had dwindled to fifty-eight infants nationwide.
Notable Loras
AI-WrittenLora Hirschbergsound engineer, b. 1963
Lora Leighnovelist, b. 1965
Ephemera — If Lora were a…
AI-WrittenCity
Cedar Rapids
Color
Butterscotch
Job
Audiologist
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