Recorded 1898–1968 Girls' name Peak 1922 890 births

Lurene — girls' name

890 babies named Lurene in U.S. Social Security records since 1898, with the highest year being 1922. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s81900s491910s1891920s2271930s1471940s1091950s1151960s46
1920s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Lurene was born in this single decade.

1922
Single peak year

36 babies were named Lurene in 1922 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lurene

The Social Security Administration has registered 890 babies named Lurene between 1898 and 1968, spanning 71 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lurene currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1968. The name reached its historical peak in 1922, when 36 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lurene performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 227 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Lurene shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia and Alabama. In total, SSA state-level files list Lurene in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lurene 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 890 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.

Lurene at a glance

Last recorded 1968

Total births

890

Since 1898

71 years of records

Peak year

1922

36 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1968

Active since

1898

Recorded for 71 years

Last year on file: 1968

Lurene popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1968–1898

Last recorded 1968
Peak year (1922)
36
Annual births at peak — across 71 years of records
010203040 196819571948193919301921191219021898 8

Lurene by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
227 births that decade — 26% of Lurene's all-time total
1890s81900s491910s1891920s2271930s1471940s1091950s1151960s46

Lurene by state

Where Lurene concentrates geographically — total births since 1898

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Lurene
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%
Texas share of Lurene's total US births 1.8%
Even split

16 of 890 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lurene?
890 babies have been named Lurene since 1898. It was last recorded in 1968. The peak year was 1922 with 36 births.
When was Lurene most popular?
Lurene was most popular in the 1920s decade with 227 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Where is Lurene most popular?
The top states for the name Lurene are Texas (16 births), Georgia (11 births), Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Lurene been used?
Lurene has been recorded in Social Security data since 1898, spanning 71 years of data through 1968.
What names are similar to Lurene?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Lura, Lurline, Lurlene, Luretha, 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, 1898–1968 (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.