How Many People Are Named Pura?
An estimated 81 people in the United States have the first name Pura. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Pura peaked in popularity in 1926 with 9 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Pura 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 Pura paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 67, Pura is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
- Pura is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
81
About 1 in 4,231,535 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1926
9 births
Total Registered
173
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Pura
Pura is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 173 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Pura as a female name
Ranked #11,422 in 1979
5 female births in 1979
Peak: 1926 (9 births)
Pura: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Pura span from the 1920s to the 1970s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 44 babies were registered. While Pura is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Pura by Decade
How has Pura 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.
Pura + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Pura as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Pura
Other first names starting with P with a similar number of bearers.
Pura: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Pura?
We estimate approximately 81 people named Pura 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 4,231,535 Americans share this first name.
Is Pura a common name?
Pura is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 61.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 173 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Pura most popular?
Pura reached peak popularity in 1926, when 9 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Pura is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Pura a female name?
Pura is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Pura Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Pura Smith, Pura Johnson, Pura 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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