Girls' name · since 1915

Lurla

Lurla has 10 recorded births since 1915 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1915 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#55,923 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade

10 girls have been named Lurla since 1915, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Lurla has 10 recorded births among girls since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 1940.

  • #55,923 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 10 born since 1915
  • 1910s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lurla ranks #55,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1915, peaking in the 1910s.

#55,923 of 72,339
all-time among girls
10
born since 1915
1910s
peak decade
Rare archive record
All-time archive position

Lurla's 10 recorded births place it above 21.24% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Lurla's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Lurla splits its recorded history at 1940: 50% of all births land in the more recent half, 50% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births).

Lurla popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–1940

Last recorded 1940
Peak year (1915)
5
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
5 19151940 5

Lurla by decade

1910s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).

1910s was Lurla's strongest decade.

5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Lurla births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lurla?
Lurla has been given to 10 babies in the U.S. since 1915, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #55,923 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1940. 5 babies were born in 1915, its single highest year.
Where does Lurla sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lurla ranks #55,923 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Lurla most popular?
Lurla was most popular in the 1910s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1915.
How long has the name Lurla been used?
The SSA has tracked Lurla since 1915 -- 26 years through the most recent 1940 data.
What names are similar to Lurla?
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 Lurla's data

  • Lurla's usage has stayed within range of its 1910s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 1940s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Lurla

Nearby Names Like Lurla

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Lurla

Names with a similar number of total births

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Lurla: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1915–1940 (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 Lurla 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.