How Many People Are Named Lura?
An estimated 2,269 people in the United States have the first name Lura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 60 years old, and Lura peaked in popularity in 1917 with 230 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Lura 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 Lura paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,269
About 1 in 151,060 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
60
years old
Peak Year
1917
230 births
Total Registered
9,555
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Lura
Lura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,555 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Lura as a male name
Ranked #4,552 in 1919
5 male births in 1919
Peak: 1919 (5 births)
Lura as a female name
Ranked #10,720 in 2024
9 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (230 births)
Lura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Lura span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,629 babies were registered. Lura has declined significantly from its peak in the 1920s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Lura by Decade
How has Lura 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.
Lura by State
Birth registrations for Lura span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, Louisiana. On average, about 131 Luras were registered per state.
Lura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Lura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Lura
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Lura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Lura?
We estimate approximately 2,269 people named Lura 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 151,060 Americans share this first name.
Is Lura a common name?
Lura is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,555 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Lura most popular?
Lura reached peak popularity in 1917, when 230 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Lura is approximately 60 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Lura a female name?
Lura is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Lura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Lura Smith, Lura Johnson, Lura 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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