Girls' name · since 1922
Pura
173 babies named Pura in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1926. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #21,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pura sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 173 recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pura has been recorded 173 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1979.
- #21,336 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 173 born since 1922
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Pura ranks #21,336 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 173 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.
- #21,336 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 173
- born since 1922
- 1920s
- peak decade
Pura's 173 recorded births place it above 70.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Pura's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Pura's full recorded timeline at 1950, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1923, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1926 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Pura popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1979
- Peak year (1926)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Pura by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (44 births, 25% of the file).
1920s was Pura's strongest decade.
44 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Pura births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
44 births
- 1930s
1930s
19 births
- 1940s
1940s
25 births
- 1950s
1950s
38 births
- 1960s
1960s
24 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 44 births (25% of all-time use).
Pura by state
Where Pura concentrates geographically, total births since 1922
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What to do with Pura's data
- Pura's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (44 total births) through the 1970s (23) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Puras (22 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Pura: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1926)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
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, 1922–1979 (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 Pura 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.