Lura
Lura in 2025
Lura was not given to any babies in 2025. The Social Security Administration only publishes a name once at least five babies receive it in a year, so Lura has fallen below that threshold.
The history of Lura
Lura reached its highest point in 1917, when 230 babies were given the name, ranking 789th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 355th, in 1885.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 9,555 babies have been named Lura. Half of them were born before 1923, which places the name's centre of gravity with the Greatest Generation.
Lura by decade
| Decade | Babies named Lura | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 727 | 355 |
| 1890s | 948 | 362 |
| 1900s | 920 | 468 |
| 1910s | 1,558 | 651 |
| 1920s | 1,629 | 931 |
| 1930s | 962 | 1,086 |
| 1940s | 789 | 1,392 |
| 1950s | 626 | 1,763 |
| 1960s | 470 | 2,346 |
| 1970s | 283 | 3,161 |
| 1980s | 252 | 4,460 |
| 1990s | 154 | 7,208 |
| 2000s | 98 | 10,026 |
| 2010s | 93 | 13,607 |
| 2020s | 46 | 14,126 |
Where Lura is heading
Lura has fallen 100% over the past decade, from 9 babies in 2015 to 0 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1917 peak — Lura is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Lura
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Lura.