Girls' name · since 1918
Lourie
Lourie has 575 recorded births since 1918 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1961 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 575
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lourie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 575 recorded since 1918.
Social Security Administration records show Lourie recorded 575 times among girls since 1918, 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 1918 to 1984.
- #10,832 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 575 born since 1918
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lourie ranks #10,832 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 575 born since 1918, peaking in the 1960s.
- #10,832 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 575
- born since 1918
- 1960s
- peak decade
Lourie's 575 recorded births place it above 85.02% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Lourie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lourie's full recorded timeline at 1967, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1918, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1961 peak of 43 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lourie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–1984
- Peak year (1961)
- 43
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Lourie by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (310 births, 54% of the file).
1960s was Lourie's strongest decade.
310 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 54% of all-time use.
Lourie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s 12
1920s
12 births
- 1950s 75
1950s
75 births
- 1960s
1960s
310 births
- 1970s
1970s
141 births
- 1980s 32
1980s
32 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 310 births (54% of all-time use).
How Lourie 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 Lourie's total volume
Lourie by state
Where Lourie concentrates geographically, total births since 1918
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 46 | 8.0% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 5 | 0.9% |
46 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Lourie's data
- Lourie's decade-level peak was the 1960s (310 total births); usage has since declined to 32 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Louries (46 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Lourie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~66 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, 1918–1984 (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 Lourie 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.