Recorded 1918–1984 Girls' name Peak 1961 575 births

Lourie — girls' name

575 babies named Lourie in U.S. Social Security records since 1918, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s121950s751960s3101970s1411980s32
1960s
Peak decade

54% of everyone ever named Lourie was born in this single decade.

1961
Single peak year

43 babies were named Lourie in 1961 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lourie

The Social Security Administration has registered 575 babies named Lourie between 1918 and 1984, spanning 67 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lourie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1984. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 43 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lourie performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 310 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lourie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 46 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Michigan and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Lourie in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lourie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 575 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Lourie at a glance

Last recorded 1984

Total births

575

Since 1918

67 years of records

Peak year

1961

43 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1984

Active since

1918

Recorded for 67 years

Last year on file: 1984

Lourie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1984–1918

Last recorded 1984
Peak year (1961)
43
Annual births at peak — across 67 years of records
01020304050 19841978197319681963195819261918 5

Lourie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
310 births that decade — 54% of Lourie's all-time total
1910s51920s121950s751960s3101970s1411980s32

Lourie by state

Where Lourie concentrates geographically — total births since 1918

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Lourie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
46 8.0%
#2 Michigan
6 1.0%
#3 Texas
5 0.9%
California share of Lourie's total US births 8.0%
Even split

46 of 575 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lourie?
575 babies have been named Lourie since 1918. It was last recorded in 1984. The peak year was 1961 with 43 births.
When was Lourie most popular?
Lourie was most popular in the 1960s decade with 310 total births. The single peak year was 1961.
Where is Lourie most popular?
The top states for the name Lourie are California (46 births), Michigan (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lourie been used?
Lourie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 67 years of data through 1984.
What names are similar to Lourie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1918–1984 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.