Girls' name · since 1917
Loura
Loura has 552 recorded births since 1917 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #11,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 552
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
552 girls have been named Loura since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Loura recorded 552 times among girls since 1917, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1960s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 1997.
- #11,137 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 552 born since 1917
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Loura ranks #11,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 552 born since 1917, peaking in the 1960s.
- #11,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 552
- born since 1917
- 1960s
- peak decade
Loura's 552 recorded births place it above 84.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Loura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Loura's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1963 peak of 30, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Loura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–1997
- Peak year (1963)
- 30
- Annual births at peak, across 81 years of records
Loura by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (204 births, 37% of the file).
1960s was Loura's strongest decade.
204 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Loura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1920s 17
1920s
17 births
- 1930s 37
1930s
37 births
- 1940s 32
1940s
32 births
- 1950s 81
1950s
81 births
- 1960s
1960s
204 births
- 1970s
1970s
93 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 204 births (37% of all-time use).
How Loura compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Loura's total volume
Loura by state
Where Loura concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 3.1% |
17 of 552 births nationwide.
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What to do with Loura's data
- Loura's decade-level peak was the 1960s (204 total births); usage has since declined to 19 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Louras (17 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Loura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~80 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1917–1997 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Loura draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.