How Many People Are Named Loura?
An estimated 395 people in the United States have the first name Loura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 58 years old, and Loura peaked in popularity in 1963 with 30 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Loura as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Loura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
395
About 1 in 867,733 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
58
years old
Peak Year
1963
30 births
Total Registered
552
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Loura
Loura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 552 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Loura as a female name
Ranked #15,124 in 1997
5 female births in 1997
Peak: 1963 (30 births)
Loura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Loura span from the 1910s to the 1990s, covering 9 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 204 babies were registered. Loura has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Loura by Decade
How has Loura tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Loura by State
Loura + Last Name Combinations
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Names Similar to Loura
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Loura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Loura?
We estimate approximately 395 people named Loura are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 867,733 Americans share this first name.
Is Loura a common name?
Loura is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 82.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 552 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Loura most popular?
Loura reached peak popularity in 1963, when 30 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Loura is approximately 58 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Loura a female name?
Loura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Loura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Loura Smith, Loura Johnson, Loura Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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