Recorded 1911–1961 Girls' name Peak 1920 308 births

Lurlean — girls' name

308 babies named Lurlean in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s641920s1061930s721940s451950s151960s6
1920s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Lurlean was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

18 babies were named Lurlean in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lurlean

The Social Security Administration has registered 308 babies named Lurlean between 1911 and 1961, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lurlean currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1961. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 18 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lurlean performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Lurlean shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lurlean in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lurlean 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 308 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.

Lurlean at a glance

Last recorded 1961

Total births

308

Since 1911

51 years of records

Peak year

1920

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1961

Active since

1911

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 1961

Lurlean popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1961–1911

Last recorded 1961
Peak year (1920)
18
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
05101520 196119471940193419281923191819131911 5

Lurlean by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
106 births that decade — 34% of Lurlean's all-time total
1910s641920s1061930s721940s451950s151960s6

Lurlean by state

Where Lurlean concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lurlean
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 1.6%
Texas share of Lurlean's total US births 1.6%

5 of 308 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lurlean?
308 babies have been named Lurlean since 1911. It was last recorded in 1961. The peak year was 1920 with 18 births.
When was Lurlean most popular?
Lurlean was most popular in the 1920s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Lurlean most popular?
The top states for the name Lurlean are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Lurlean been used?
Lurlean has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 51 years of data through 1961.
What names are similar to Lurlean?
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, 1911–1961 (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.