Unisex name · since 1940
Luren
5 babies named Luren in U.S. Social Security records since 1940, with the highest year being 1940. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #42,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
5 boys have been named Luren since 1940, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Luren recorded 5 times among boys since 1940, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1940 to 1940.
- #42,835 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 5 born since 1940
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luren ranks #42,835 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 5 born since 1940, peaking in the 1940s.
- #42,835 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 5
- born since 1940
- 1940s
- peak decade
Luren's 5 recorded births place it above 0% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Luren popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1940–1940
- Peak year (1940)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 1 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1940.
5 total births across 1 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1940 with 5 births in a single year.
Luren popularity over time - girls
5 total births recorded since 1987 (Luren as girls' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The girls' variant of Luren accounts for 50% of total recorded use across both genders.
Luren by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (5 births, 100% of the file).
1940s was Luren's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Luren births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s
1940s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 5 births (100% of all-time use).
Luren decade highlights
- Peak decade 5 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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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 Luren: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1940)
Similar record span (~0 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, 1940–1940 (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 Luren 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.
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