Is Loura a boy or girl name?

Loura is a girl’s name. Of the 552 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Loura

Recorded 1917–1997 · United States

Loura was most popular in 1963, when 30 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,429 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 552 people named Loura.

Loura over time

Births per year. The dot marks Loura’s peak in 1963. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Loura a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Loura is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 552 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org