Recorded 1890–1923 Girls' name Peak 1916 16 births

Lurley — girls' name

16 babies named Lurley in U.S. Social Security records since 1890, with the highest year being 1916. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s51910s61920s5
1910s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Lurley was born in this single decade.

1916
Single peak year

6 babies were named Lurley in 1916 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Lurley

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Lurley between 1890 and 1923, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Lurley currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1923. The name reached its historical peak in 1916, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Lurley performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Lurley shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Lurley 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 16 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.

Lurley at a glance

Last recorded 1923

Total births

16

Since 1890

34 years of records

Peak year

1916

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1923

Active since

1890

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 1923

Lurley popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1890

Last recorded 1923
Peak year (1916)
6
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
4.555.566.5 192319161890 5

Lurley by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
6 births that decade — 38% of Lurley's all-time total
1890s51910s61920s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Lurley?
16 babies have been named Lurley since 1890. It was last recorded in 1923. The peak year was 1916 with 6 births.
When was Lurley most popular?
Lurley was most popular in the 1910s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1916.
How long has the name Lurley been used?
Lurley has been recorded in Social Security data since 1890, spanning 34 years of data through 1923.
What names are similar to Lurley?
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, 1890–1923 (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.