Luria
Luria is a surname, a variant of Lurie. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Luria (1902–1977), Russian neuropsychologist Elaine Luria, United States Navy Commander and politician Gina Luria Walker, American professor of women's studies Isaac Luria (1534–1572), Jewish mystic from Safed Itzhak Luria (swimmer), Israeli swimmer Johanan Luria, Alsatian Talmudist Juan Luria (1862–1943),…
Meaning & Origin of Luria
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Luria is a surname, a variant of Lurie. Notable people with the surname include:Alexander Luria (1902–1977), Russian neuropsychologist Elaine Luria, United States Navy Commander and politician Gina Luria Walker, American professor of women's studies Isaac Luria (1534–1572), Jewish mystic from Safed Itzhak Luria (swimmer), Israeli swimmer Johanan Luria, Alsatian Talmudist Juan Luria (1862–1943),…
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The Story of Luria
The earliest SSA record of Luria as a baby girl name dates back to 1916, when 6 babies received it. 1926 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Luria — #3,269 in the national rankings. About 67% of every Luria on record arrived during the 1920s, its defining decade. Luria last appeared in the published SSA data in 1938, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 69 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Luria
Luria is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1916 and has accumulated 69 births in the dataset. Luria's peak popularity came in 1926 when it ranked #3,269. Use the chart and map above to compare Luria'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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