Meaning & origin
What it means
Lourie is a form of Laurie. Laurie means “laurel.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Lourie is a form of Laurie. Laurie comes from Latin.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Lourie through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 575
- 0 boys · 575 girls
- Most popular year
- 1961
- 43 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 1984. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 536 as a first name in 2020; 453 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Lourie’s family of names
In English usage, Lourie as a surname has a related form in Laurie. In English usage, Lourie as a surname has a related form in Lowry. In English usage, Lourie as a surname has a related form in LURIA.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 4
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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