Recorded 1884–1961 Girls' name Peak 1915 48 births

Lurana — girls' name

48 babies named Lurana in U.S. Social Security records since 1884, with the highest year being 1915. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s61910s71930s61940s121950s111960s6
1940s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Lurana was born in this single decade.

1915
Single peak year

7 babies were named Lurana in 1915 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lurana

The Social Security Administration has registered 48 babies named Lurana between 1884 and 1961, spanning 78 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lurana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1915, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lurana performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lurana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lurana 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 48 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.

Lurana at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

48

Since 1884

78 years of records

Peak year

1915

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1884

Recorded for 78 years

Last year on file: 1961

Lurana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1884

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1915)
7
Annual births at peak — across 78 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19611959195719471941193719151884 6

Lurana by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
12 births that decade — 25% of Lurana's all-time total
1880s61910s71930s61940s121950s111960s6

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lurana?
48 babies have been named Lurana since 1884. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1915 with 7 births.
When was Lurana most popular?
Lurana was most popular in the 1940s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Lurana been used?
Lurana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1884, spanning 78 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Lurana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lura, Lurline, Lurene, Lurlene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1884–1961 (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.