Girls' name · since 1916
Lourdes
14,805 babies named Lourdes in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1963. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,906 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,805
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lourdes currently ranks #2906 among girls' names in America, with 14,805 babies recorded since 1916.
Social Security Administration records show Lourdes recorded 14,805 times among girls since 1916, holding rank #2906 nationally today, ahead of 83% of girls, 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 1916 to 2025.
- #1,297 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,906 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,805 born since 1916
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lourdes ranks #1,297 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,906 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,805 born since 1916, peaking in the 1960s.
- #1,297 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,906 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,805
- born since 1916
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lourdes's 14,805 recorded births place it above 98.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
23 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lourdes compares
14,805 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lourdes's all-time total is 39x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lourdes | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,805 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 333 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lourdes's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lourdes splits its recorded history at 1972: 61% of all births land in the more recent half, 39% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1963 peak of 333 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lourdes popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (1963)
- 333
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Lourdes popularity over time - boys
69 total births recorded since 1964 (Lourdes as boys' name)
Lourdes by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (3,064 births, 21% of the file).
1960s was Lourdes's strongest decade.
3,064 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 21% of all-time use.
Lourdes births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 15
1910s
15 births
- 1920s 130
1920s
130 births
- 1930s 170
1930s
170 births
- 1940s 315
1940s
315 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,475 births
- 1960s
1960s
3,064 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,235 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,859 births
- 1990s
1990s
2,091 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,044 births
- 2010s 985
2010s
985 births
- 2020s 422
2020s
422 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 3,064 births (21% of all-time use).
How Lourdes 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 Lourdes's total volume
Lourdes by state
Where Lourdes concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,786 | 25.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 3,139 | 21.2% |
| #3 | Texas | | 1,929 | 13.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,113 | 7.5% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 700 | 4.7% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 562 | 3.8% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 336 | 2.3% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 141 | 1.0% |
3,786 of 14,805 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 23 reporting states.
Lourdes appears in 23 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lourdes's data
- Lourdes's decade-level peak was the 1960s (3,064 total births); usage has since declined to 422 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Lourdess (3,786 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lourdes: 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 (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Lourdes 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.