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Lourdes: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“from Lourdes”
Origin
French
Say it
LOORDZ · 1 syllable
Used for
Girls

Taken from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, referring to the French pilgrimage town. As a given name it spread especially in Spanish-speaking Catholic usage.

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How popular is Lourdes?

202418.6 per million US babies
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Babies named Lourdes in 202462

2024 rank#2,748 girls

Peak year1968

Total US babies since 188014,813

Lourdes has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.

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Lourdes questions

What does the name Lourdes mean?

Lourdes means "from Lourdes". It comes from French. Taken from the Marian title Nuestra Señora de Lourdes, referring to the French pilgrimage town. As a given name it spread especially in Spanish-speaking Catholic usage.

Is Lourdes a boy or girl name?

Lourdes is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Lourdes?

62 US babies were named Lourdes in 2024. Its peak year was 1968.

How do you pronounce Lourdes?

Lourdes is usually pronounced LOORDZ.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.