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Lourdes

/ˈlɔɹdz/ · 100% girls · 58 born in 2025

Lourdes has been given to about 14,874 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1963, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈlɔɹdz/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 13,863
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Lourdes per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1963 · 333
  • Born in 202558
  • All time14,874
  • England & Wales, 20256

How popular is Lourdes?

Its best year was 1963, when 333 babies were given the name, ranking 532nd. The typical living American called Lourdes is about 45 years old today. It is relatively most common in Michigan, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Lourdes

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Louise0.54
  2. Lauren0.53
  3. Loren0.53
  4. Dolores0.52
  5. Laurel0.53
  6. Lorie0.53
  7. Lorrie0.53
  8. Jules0.52

Middle names for Lourdes

Ranked by flow score
  1. Lourdes Anne0.81
  2. Lourdes Catherine0.78
  3. Lourdes Josephine0.78
  4. Lourdes Rose0.77
  5. Lourdes Marie0.77
  6. Lourdes Grace0.77

Sibling names for Lourdes

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Georginasister · 0.92
  2. Claybrother · 0.91
  3. Elisasister · 0.89
  4. Santosbrother · 0.88
  5. Bridgetsister · 0.87
  6. Marcelbrother · 0.87

Where Lourdes is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Michigan0.01%
  2. California0.01%
  3. Texas0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Lourdes Anderson0.77
  2. Lourdes White0.72
  3. Lourdes Nguyen0.72
  4. Lourdes Moore0.72
  5. Lourdes Hill0.72
  6. Lourdes Hall0.72

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Lourdes

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Lourdes across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.