Recorded 1913–1965 Unisex name Peak 1926 107 births

Lurie — unisex name

107 babies named Lurie in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s211920s521930s101940s121960s12
1920s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Lurie was born in this single decade.

1926
Single peak year

8 babies were named Lurie in 1926 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lurie

The Social Security Administration has registered 107 babies named Lurie between 1913 and 1965, spanning 53 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lurie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1965. The name reached its historical peak in 1926, when 8 babies received it in a single year. Lurie is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 16 additional births since 1914.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lurie performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lurie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lurie 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 107 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.

Lurie at a glance

Last recorded 1965

Total births

107

Since 1913

53 years of records

Peak year

1926

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1965

Active since

1913

Recorded for 53 years

Last year on file: 1965

Lurie popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–1913

Last recorded 1965
Peak year (1926)
8
Annual births at peak — across 53 years of records
456789 1965194619291926192219171913 5

Lurie popularity over time — boys

16 total births recorded since 1914 (Lurie as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 16 births
4.555.566.5 195319401914 5

Lurie by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 49% of Lurie's all-time total
1910s211920s521930s101940s121960s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lurie?
107 babies have been named Lurie since 1913. It was last recorded in 1965. The peak year was 1926 with 8 births.
When was Lurie most popular?
Lurie was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1926.
Is Lurie a unisex name?
Yes, Lurie is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 107 births, and as a boy's name it has 16 births.
How long has the name Lurie been used?
Lurie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 53 years of data through 1965.
What names are similar to Lurie?
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, 1913–1965 (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.