Lura
Last seen for girls in 2024 at #10,271 · Last seen for boys in 1919 at #4,168
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1885 · 88 births
- Debut · girls
- 53 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 9,550since 1880
Lura over time
Rank among girls' names. Lura has never cracked the top 200 here.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | — | — | ||
| 2024 | #10,271 | 9 | — | |
| 2023 | #15,194 | 5 | — | |
| 2022 | #8,032 | 13 | — | |
| 2021 | #8,978 | 11 | — | |
| 2020 | #11,090 | 8 | — | |
| 2019 | #10,473 | 9 | — | |
| 2018 | #8,146 | 13 | — | |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | — | |
| 2016 | #11,781 | 8 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,966 | 12 | — | |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | — | |
| 2012 | #11,257 | 9 | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | — | |
| 2009 | #10,679 | 10 | — | |
| 2008 | #7,408 | 17 | — | |
| 2007 | #17,636 | 5 | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | — | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | #8,505 | 12 | — | |
| 2002 | #8,280 | 12 | — | |
| 2001 | #11,020 | 8 | — | |
| 2000 | #5,937 | 18 | — | |
| 1999 | #14,411 | 5 | — | |
| 1998 | #7,532 | 12 | — | |
| 1997 | #9,802 | 8 | — | |
| 1996 | #6,064 | 15 | — | |
| 1995 | #5,958 | 15 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #4,393 | 23 | — | |
| 1992 | #4,528 | 22 | — | |
| 1991 | #4,808 | 20 | — | |
| 1990 | #4,523 | 21 | — | |
| 1989 | #6,160 | 13 | — | |
| 1988 | #4,840 | 17 | — | |
| 1987 | #3,101 | 30 | — | |
| 1986 | #2,973 | 31 | — | |
| 1985 | #3,730 | 22 | — | |
| 1984 | #3,069 | 28 | — | |
| 1983 | #3,242 | 25 | — | |
| 1982 | #2,959 | 30 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,774 | 32 | — | |
| 1980 | #3,411 | 24 | — | |
| 1979 | #3,541 | 22 | — | |
| 1978 | #2,572 | 33 | — | |
| 1977 | #2,606 | 32 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,188 | 22 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,259 | 21 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,110 | 22 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,979 | 41 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,820 | 24 | — | |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,043 | 40 | — | |
| 1969 | #1,809 | 46 | — | |
| 1968 | #1,940 | 38 | — | |
| 1967 | #1,783 | 42 | — | |
| 1966 | #2,147 | 30 | — | |
| 1965 | #1,768 | 41 | — | |
| 1964 | #1,443 | 61 | — | |
| 1963 | #1,672 | 47 | — | |
| 1962 | #1,444 | 59 | — | |
| 1961 | #1,580 | 51 | — | |
| 1960 | #1,487 | 55 | — | |
| 1959 | #1,478 | 53 | — | |
| 1958 | #1,395 | 58 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,550 | 48 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,260 | 68 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,186 | 71 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,392 | 52 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,225 | 62 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,171 | 66 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,104 | 71 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,041 | 77 | — | |
| 1949 | #992 | 82 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,001 | 76 | — | |
| 1947 | #861 | 103 | — | |
| 1946 | #833 | 98 | — | |
| 1945 | #842 | 80 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,040 | 57 | — | |
| 1943 | #935 | 70 | — | |
| 1942 | #902 | 75 | — | |
| 1941 | #918 | 64 | — | |
| 1940 | #762 | 84 | — | |
| 1939 | #805 | 73 | — | |
| 1938 | #749 | 85 | — | |
| 1937 | #752 | 81 | — | |
| 1936 | #785 | 74 | — | |
| 1935 | #641 | 103 | — | |
| 1934 | #671 | 99 | — | |
| 1933 | #721 | 82 | — | |
| 1932 | #612 | 116 | — | |
| 1931 | #594 | 124 | — | |
| 1930 | #619 | 125 | — | |
| 1929 | #638 | 118 | — | |
| 1928 | #639 | 122 | — | |
| 1927 | #556 | 162 | — | |
| 1926 | #597 | 141 | — | |
| 1925 | #553 | 169 | — | |
| 1924 | #551 | 175 | — | |
| 1923 | #533 | 177 | — | |
| 1922 | #501 | 193 | — | |
| 1921 | #521 | 184 | — | |
| 1920 | #504 | 188 | — | |
| 1919 | #477 | 195 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #475 | 200 | — | |
| 1917 | #419 | 230 | — | |
| 1916 | #469 | 184 | — | |
| 1915 | #462 | 178 | — | |
| 1914 | #434 | 156 | — | |
| 1913 | #516 | 97 | — | |
| 1912 | #431 | 118 | — | |
| 1911 | #402 | 100 | — | |
| 1910 | #403 | 95 | — | |
| 1909 | #364 | 100 | — | |
| 1908 | #367 | 97 | — | |
| 1907 | #376 | 87 | — | |
| 1906 | #376 | 82 | — | |
| 1905 | #342 | 98 | — | |
| 1904 | #337 | 93 | — | |
| 1903 | #335 | 87 | — | |
| 1902 | #307 | 107 | — | |
| 1901 | #339 | 82 | — | |
| 1900 | #360 | 87 | — | |
| 1899 | #330 | 82 | — | |
| 1898 | #331 | 90 | — | |
| 1897 | #320 | 82 | — | |
| 1896 | #300 | 94 | — | |
| 1895 | #298 | 93 | — | |
| 1894 | #262 | 109 | — | |
| 1893 | #265 | 103 | — | |
| 1892 | #296 | 83 | — | |
| 1891 | #238 | 102 | — | |
| 1890 | #232 | 110 | — | |
| 1889 | #233 | 100 | — | |
| 1888 | #244 | 91 | — | |
| 1887 | #223 | 87 | — | |
| 1886 | #233 | 77 | — | |
| 1885 | #200 | 88 | — | |
| 1884 | #221 | 73 | — | |
| 1883 | #223 | 65 | — | |
| 1882 | #250 | 47 | — | |
| 1881 | #231 | 46 | — | |
| 1880 | #211 | 53 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Lura was already there! It came in at #211, and was given to 53 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 2006–2007, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.
Where Lura is popular in 1919
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Tennessee#277 · 1 in 1,990
- West Virginia#292 · 1 in 2,099
- North Carolina#309 · 1 in 2,771
- Georgia#336 · 1 in 3,095
- Indiana#346 · 1 in 4,042
Best ever in a state: #181 in West Virginia, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | #277 | 13 | 1 in 1,990 |
| West Virginia | #292 | 8 | 1 in 2,099 |
| North Carolina | #309 | 13 | 1 in 2,771 |
| Georgia | #336 | 12 | 1 in 3,095 |
| Indiana | #346 | 6 | 1 in 4,042 |
| Missouri | #350 | 9 | 1 in 3,218 |
| Kentucky | #353 | 9 | 1 in 3,003 |
| Kansas | #359 | 5 | 1 in 3,092 |
| Texas | #375 | 23 | 1 in 2,255 |
| Iowa | #379 | 5 | 1 in 4,107 |
| Louisiana | #405 | 7 | 1 in 3,106 |
| Michigan | #422 | 6 | 1 in 5,645 |
| Virginia | #424 | 5 | 1 in 5,487 |
| Ohio | #432 | 8 | 1 in 6,286 |
| Arkansas | #433 | 6 | 1 in 3,382 |
| Illinois | #448 | 9 | 1 in 6,328 |
| California | #455 | 5 | 1 in 4,658 |
| Oklahoma | #472 | 5 | 1 in 4,441 |
| Alabama | #487 | 6 | 1 in 5,137 |
| Pennsylvania | #510 | 8 | 1 in 11,648 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Lura
- Not published in 2025; last seen 2024
- Biggest jump: 198 spots in 1945 (#1,040 → #842)
- Biggest drop: 156 spots in 1941 (#762 → #918)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1885 at #200 (88 births)
- Births halved by 1965, 80 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 68 yrs · run 1880–1943
- Highest: 1 in 1,512 girls born in 1885 were named Lura (0.07%)
- Latest: 1 in 180,021 girls born in 2024 (0.00%)
- 17.1% of all girls named Lura (1,629) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 727 | #200 (1885) | #227 |
| 1890s | 948 | #232 (1890) | #287 |
| 1900s | 920 | #307 (1902) | #350 |
| 1910s | 1,553 | #402 (1911) | #449 |
| 1920s | 1,629 | #501 (1922) | #559 |
| 1930s | 962 | #594 (1931) | #695 |
| 1940s | 789 | #762 (1940) | #909 |
| 1950s | 626 | #1,041 (1950) | #1,280 |
| 1960s | 470 | #1,443 (1964) | #1,707 |
| 1970s | 283 | #1,979 (1973) | #2,785 |
| 1980s | 252 | #2,774 (1981) | #3,626 |
| 1990s | 154 | #4,393 (1993) | #6,869 |
| 2000s | 98 | #5,937 (2000) | #10,350 |
| 2010s | 93 | #7,840 (2017) | #10,090 |
| 2020s | 46 | #8,032 (2022) | #10,713 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Lura in 1919
Top girls' names in 1919
Top boys' names in 1919
More about 1919
girls
1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 5,795 of them was named Lura, which outranked 91.4% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 196,024 of them was named Lura, which outranked 13.3% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 642 names at #4,168; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.