Feminine dossier · first seen 1880

Lura

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1917

Peak era

1917

Peak births

230

Current vitality

Below reporting floor

Peak generation

Greatest Generation

1880Peak 19172025

Quick answers about Lura

An estimated 2,467 living Americans are named Lura.

Lura fell below the SSA's 5-birth reporting floor in 2025. It is extremely rare as a new baby name.

The median age of a living American named Lura is approximately 65 years, with most bearers falling between 46 and 78 years old.

Not especially. Lura has been declining since its 1917 peak and registered 0 births in 2025.

Peak year

1917

Decline from peak

100%

2025

All-time

9,550

Lura last appeared in SSA records in 2024. Across its recorded history, about 9,550 American girls received the name.

Lura peaked in 1917, when 230 girls were given the name.

No girls were recorded with this name in 2025 — at least not five of them (the SSA's reporting floor).

Down 100% from its peak.

In all, the Social Security Administration has recorded about 9,550 Americans named Lura since 1880.

Rarity scoreStatistical floor

Peak generationGreatest Generation

StabilityHighly era-bound

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1917

Living profile

2,467

Estimated living Americans with this name.

Median age65

Core range46–78

Playground Density Index 0.0%

Wave type

Glacier

A long-duration classic distributed across many generations.