girl's name
Lourdes
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 1
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 15,679
Lourdes is a girl's name with 1 syllable. In 2025 it was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 1963, when 333 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 57,162 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 1 syllable, with the stress on syllable 1.
Lourdes over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 15 |
| 1920s | 130 |
| 1930s | 170 |
| 1940s | 315 |
| 1950s | 1,475 |
| 1960s | 3,076 |
| 1970s | 2,263 |
| 1980s | 1,882 |
| 1990s | 2,097 |
| 2000s | 2,044 |
| 2010s | 985 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 422 |
How popular is Lourdes?
In 2025, Lourdes was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Lourdes is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Lourdes is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Lourdès | Lourdès is a rare spelling of Lourdes, written with a grave accent and recorded about 5 times, mostly in France. | 5 |
Names that peaked alongside Lourdes
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Lourdes also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Lourdes over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Lourdes
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Lourdes — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Lourdes
How popular is the name Lourdes?
In 2025, Lourdes was given to 58 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Lourdes a girl's or a boy's name?
Lourdes is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Lourdes?
Lourdes has 1 syllable.
When was Lourdes most popular?
Lourdes peaked in 1963, when 333 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Lourdes a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Lourdes currently ranks #2,908 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.