Baby name

Lura

Girl

Classic name

In 1917, Lura reached its peak: 230 girls, 1 baby in 8,725. Few fads, plenty of staying power: it appears in 143 years out of 146. No births recorded in 2025: the name is no longer given, or too rarely to be published.

9,550births since 1880

1910sgeneration

No. 419rank at its peak, in 1917

Where babies named Lura are born

1917

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The darker the blue, the more common Lura is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Lura is most common in Tennessee (4.5 times), Mississippi (3.6) and Kentucky (3.3), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

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Lora 52,235
Lara 30,168
Lyra 8,095

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