Girls' name · since 1916

Luria

Luria has 69 recorded births since 1916 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1926 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

69
total births
1916–1938
years on record
1920s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade

69 girls have been named Luria since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Luria has 69 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1938.

  • 69 total births
  • 1916–1938 years on record
  • 1920s peak decade
  • 67% born in that decade

Data updated Jul 2026

The verdict

69 girls have been named Luria since 1916, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1938.

69
total births
1916–1938
years on record
1920s
peak decade
67%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

67% of everyone ever named Luria was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

9 babies were named Luria in 1926 - its busiest year on record.

Luria's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Luria's full recorded timeline at 1923, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1917, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Luria at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

69

Since 1916

23 years of records

Peak year

1926

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1916

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 1938

Luria popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1938

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1926)
9
Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
45678910 19161917192019211922192319241925192619351938 7

Luria by decade

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

1920s was Luria's strongest decade.

46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.

Luria births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 46 births (67% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of July 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luria?
Luria has been given to 69 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1938. 9 babies were born in 1926, its single highest year.
When was Luria most popular?
Luria was most popular in the 1920s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
How long has the name Luria been used?
The SSA has tracked Luria since 1916 -- 23 years through the most recent 1938 data.
What names are similar to Luria?
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.

What to do with Luria's data

  • Luria's decade-level peak was the 1920s (46 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of July 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, 1916–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Luria: Baby Name Since 1916 - 69 Births, Peak 1926." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/luria. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Luria 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 July 2026.