Recorded 1913–1969 Girls' name Peak 1968 126 births

Lurleen — girls' name

126 babies named Lurleen in U.S. Social Security records since 1913, with the highest year being 1968. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s271920s201930s221950s51960s52
1960s
Peak decade

41% of everyone ever named Lurleen was born in this single decade.

1968
Single peak year

20 babies were named Lurleen in 1968 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lurleen

The Social Security Administration has registered 126 babies named Lurleen between 1913 and 1969, spanning 57 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lurleen currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1969. The name reached its historical peak in 1968, when 20 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lurleen performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Lurleen shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Lurleen in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lurleen 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 126 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.

Lurleen at a glance

Last recorded 1969

Total births

126

Since 1913

57 years of records

Peak year

1968

20 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1969

Active since

1913

Recorded for 57 years

Last year on file: 1969

Lurleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1969–1913

Last recorded 1969
Peak year (1968)
20
Annual births at peak — across 57 years of records
0510152025 1969196619361928191819141913 5

Lurleen by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
52 births that decade — 41% of Lurleen's all-time total
1910s271920s201930s221950s51960s52

Lurleen by state

Where Lurleen concentrates geographically — total births since 1913

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Lurleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Alabama
5 4.0%
Alabama share of Lurleen's total US births 4.0%

5 of 126 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lurleen?
126 babies have been named Lurleen since 1913. It was last recorded in 1969. The peak year was 1968 with 20 births.
When was Lurleen most popular?
Lurleen was most popular in the 1960s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1968.
Where is Lurleen most popular?
The top states for the name Lurleen are Alabama (5 births).
How long has the name Lurleen been used?
Lurleen has been recorded in Social Security data since 1913, spanning 57 years of data through 1969.
What names are similar to Lurleen?
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, 1913–1969 (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.