Recorded 1904–1961 Girls' name Peak 1923 341 births

Luretta — girls' name

341 babies named Luretta in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1923. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s221910s711920s781930s601940s661950s361960s8
1920s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Luretta was born in this single decade.

1923
Single peak year

15 babies were named Luretta in 1923 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luretta

The Social Security Administration has registered 341 babies named Luretta between 1904 and 1961, spanning 58 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luretta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1923, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luretta performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 78 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Luretta shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luretta 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 341 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.

Luretta at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

341

Since 1904

58 years of records

Peak year

1923

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1904

Recorded for 58 years

Last year on file: 1961

Luretta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1904

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1923)
15
Annual births at peak — across 58 years of records
05101520 196119511943193619271921191519071904 8

Luretta by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
78 births that decade — 23% of Luretta's all-time total
1900s221910s711920s781930s601940s661950s361960s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luretta?
341 babies have been named Luretta since 1904. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1923 with 15 births.
When was Luretta most popular?
Luretta was most popular in the 1920s decade with 78 total births. The single peak year was 1923.
How long has the name Luretta been used?
Luretta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1904, spanning 58 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Luretta?
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, 1904–1961 (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.