Girls' name · since 1880
Lura
9,550 babies named Lura in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,550
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
9,550 girls have been named Lura since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Lura recorded 9,550 times among girls since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2024.
- #1,730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 9,550 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lura ranks #1,730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 9,550 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #1,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 9,550
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lura's 9,550 recorded births place it above 97.6% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
Lura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lura's full recorded timeline at 1951, 20% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 80% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1917 peak of 230 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lura popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2024
- Peak year (1917)
- 230
- Annual births at peak, across 145 years of records
Lura popularity over time - boys
5 total births recorded since 1919 (Lura as boys' name)
Lura by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,629 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Lura's strongest decade.
1,629 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Lura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s
1880s
727 births
- 1890s
1890s
948 births
- 1900s
1900s
920 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,553 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,629 births
- 1930s
1930s
962 births
- 1940s
1940s
789 births
- 1950s 626
1950s
626 births
- 1960s 470
1960s
470 births
- 1970s 283
1970s
283 births
- 1980s 252
1980s
252 births
- 1990s 154
1990s
154 births
- 2000s 98
2000s
98 births
- 2010s 93
2010s
93 births
- 2020s 46
2020s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,629 births (17% of all-time use).
How Lura 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 Lura's total volume
Lura by state
Where Lura concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 558 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 343 | 3.6% |
| #3 | Kentucky | | 234 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 204 | 2.1% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 200 | 2.1% |
| #6 | Alabama | | 198 | 2.1% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 194 | 2.0% |
| #8 | Oklahoma | | 166 | 1.7% |
558 of 9,550 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Lura appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Lura's data
- Lura's decade-level peak was the 1920s (1,629 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Luras (558 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Lura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~144 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, 1880–2024 (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 Lura 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.