Girls' name · since 1898
Lurene
Lurene has 890 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1922 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 890
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lurene is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 890 have been recorded since 1898.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lurene has been recorded 890 times among girls since 1898, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 1968.
- #8,135 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 890 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lurene ranks #8,135 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 890 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,135 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 890
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Lurene's 890 recorded births place it above 88.75% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Lurene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Lurene splits its recorded history at 1934: 39% of all births land in the more recent half, 61% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1901 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 36 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Lurene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–1968
- Peak year (1922)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Lurene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (227 births, 26% of the file).
1920s was Lurene's strongest decade.
227 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Lurene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 8
1890s
8 births
- 1900s 49
1900s
49 births
- 1910s
1910s
189 births
- 1920s
1920s
227 births
- 1930s
1930s
147 births
- 1940s
1940s
109 births
- 1950s
1950s
115 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 227 births (26% of all-time use).
How Lurene 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 Lurene's total volume
Lurene by state
Where Lurene concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 16 | 1.8% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 11 | 1.2% |
| #3 | Alabama | | 5 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.6% |
16 of 890 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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- Lurene's decade-level peak was the 1920s (227 total births); usage has since declined to 46 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Lurenes (16 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 Lurene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1922)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1898–1968 (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 Lurene 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.