Lori is a 20th-century American diminutive of Laura / Lorraine — from the Latin laurus (laurel, the victor's crown). **A top-25 US baby name from 1963 to 1972, peaking at #16 in 1965**. **Lori Lightfoot (born 1962)** — **first Black female and first openly gay mayor of Chicago** (2019-2023), the largest US city to elect a Black woman mayor. **Lori Greiner (born 1969)** — American inventor and *Shark Tank* investor; over 600 patents and trademarks; the "Queen of QVC." **Lori Loughlin (born 1964)** — American actress; *Full House*. **Lori Singer (born 1957)** — American actress and cellist; *Footloose* (1984).
Featured throughout late-20th-century American media.
Lori reduces to four — the number of laurel-crowned.