Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1963

Lourdes

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,917 Trend ↓ Falling 16%

From French Lourdes, corruption of Medieval Latin Lorus (778), the baptismal name taken by a Moorish leader who converted to Christianity, though of unknown ultimate…

Rank 2025
#2,917
among girls · ↓155 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
58
named Lourdes · -6% vs 2024
How common
1 in 27,712
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1963
333 babies
All-time total
14,874
#1,297 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Lourdes popularity over time

14,874 babies have been named Lourdes since 1916, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 15 – 15 2 – #3,125
1920s 130 – 130 13 +767% #1,798
1930s 170 – 170 17 +31% #1,624
1940s 315 – 315 32 +85% #1,098
1950s 1,475 – 1,475 148 +368% #639
1960s 3,064 12 3,076 308 +109% #532
1970s 2,235 28 2,263 226 -26% #592
1980s 1,859 23 1,882 188 -17% #749
1990s 2,091 6 2,097 210 +11% #842
2000s 2,044 – 2,044 204 -3% #876
2010s 985 – 985 99 -52% #1,741
2020s (to 2025) 422 – 422 70 -29% #2,240

Where Lourdes is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 56 0.03 outside top 500
2027 55 0.03 outside top 500
2028 54 0.03 outside top 500
2029 53 0.03 outside top 500
2030 52 0.03 outside top 500

Where Lourdes is most popular

Girls named Lourdes per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.043 per 1,000. Strongest in Michigan, Texas, and California.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Lourdes born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Michigan 18 0.099 +131%
Texas 62 0.077 +80%
California 64 0.076 +78%
Colorado 6 0.054 +26%
Florida 19 0.044 ≈ national
New York 11 0.028 -35%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Illinois – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Lourdes

Lourdes is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,917 in 2025 with 58 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 14,874 American babies have been named Lourdes. Its peak came in 1963, when 333 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Lourdes stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Lourdes?

The median living Lourdes is about 43 years old; half are between 26 and 59. An estimated 14 thousand people named Lourdes are alive in the United States today.

median 43 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Lourdes year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 58 #2,917 – –
2024 62 #2,762 – –
2023 73 #2,459 – –
2022 84 #2,240 – –
2021 70 #2,527 – –
2020 75 #2,366 – –
2019 70 #2,528 – –
2018 91 #2,108 – –
2017 93 #2,092 – –
2016 99 #2,010 – –
2015 90 #2,135 – –
2014 98 #2,020 – –
2013 119 #1,741 – –
2012 100 #1,965 – –
2011 111 #1,825 – –
2010 114 #1,807 – –
2009 161 #1,447 – –
2008 163 #1,450 – –
2007 196 #1,260 – –
2006 190 #1,265 – –
2005 201 #1,156 – –
2004 222 #1,045 – –
2003 216 #1,053 – –
2002 213 #1,020 – –
2001 262 #876 – –
2000 220 #965 – –
1995 188 #999 – –
1990 212 #907 6 #7,729
1985 195 #835 – –
1980 201 #806 – –
1975 212 #700 – –
1970 297 #592 – –
1965 286 #564 – –
1960 289 #581 – –
1955 142 #813 – –
1950 87 #976 – –
1945 23 #1,778 – –
1940 17 #2,007 – –
1935 18 #1,886 – –
1930 14 #2,376 – –
1925 13 #2,709 – –
1920 8 #3,810 – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Lourdes

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Lourdes Benedicto American actress b. 1974 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Lourdes Flores Lourdes Flores Peruvian lawyer and politician b. 1959 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Lourdes Domínguez Lino Lourdes Domínguez Lino Spanish tennis player (born 1981) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Lourdes, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Lourdes?

The median living Lourdes is about 43 years old. Half of all living Lourdess are between 26 and 59 years old.

How many people named Lourdes are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Lourdes are alive in the United States, based on 14,874 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Lourdes mean?

From French Lourdes, corruption of Medieval Latin Lorus (778), the baptismal name taken by a Moorish leader who converted to Christianity, though of unknown ultimate meaning.

How popular is the name Lourdes in 2025?

Lourdes ranked #2,917 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 58 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Lourdes?

14,874 babies have been named Lourdes in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Lourdes most popular?

Lourdes peaked in 1963, when 333 newborns received the name.

Is Lourdes a boy or girl name?

Lourdes is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Lourdes rising or falling?

Lourdes is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Lourdes become more popular?

Lourdes is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 52 girls named Lourdes in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Lourdes?

Well-known people named Lourdes include Lourdes Benedicto (actor), Lourdes Flores (politician), Lourdes Domínguez Lino (tennis player).

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