Lourie
Lourie is a family name. In Scotland, Northern England and Ireland, it often appears as Laurie and Lowry. In the pale of settlement it refers to the descendants of Isaac Luria.
Meaning & Origin of Lourie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Lourie is a family name. In Scotland, Northern England and Ireland, it often appears as Laurie and Lowry. In the pale of settlement it refers to the descendants of Isaac Luria.
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The Story of Lourie
Lourie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1918, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 43 Louries were born — ranking #1,741 that year. As of 2026, Lourie ranks #9,145 for baby girls with 6 births, with steady use. In total, more than 575 Louries have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1910s through the 2020s.
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About the name Lourie
Lourie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1918 and has accumulated 575 births in the dataset. Lourie's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #1,741. Use the chart and map above to compare Lourie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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