Meaning & Origin
A female given name, popular in the US in the 1960s.
Lori is a girl's and boy's baby name of Latin origin, a diminutive of Laura, from the Latin laurus meaning "laurel" — the ancient symbol of victory and honor. Lori emerged as an Americanized spelling popular in the postwar decades.
Lori was one of the signature names of the 1960s and early 1970s in the U.S., regularly ranking in the top 30. It has the breezy confidence of that era's naming style, sharing space with Pam, Jan, and Gail. Parents today sometimes rediscover it as a shorter, sunnier alternative to the currently popular Lauren.