Lourdes
Meaning
“Marian name from the French pilgrimage town, a Filipino Catholic classic”
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Lourdes peaked in the 1960s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
Popularity in Brazil
57,791 people · the #514 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 3,509 · median age 65
Among people named Lourdes living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 1950s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 144 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Lourdes
People given the name Lourdes in the United States span the generations: the middle half were born anywhere from 1960 to 2009. Age is the one thing the name won't tell you.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Lourdes deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Lourdes truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Lourdes fits with your family’s names and surname.
Where Lourdes travels
Filipino · A documented choice in Filipino families.
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