Reference to the town of Lourdes in France
Lurdes is a Portuguese and Spanish variant of Lourdes. It refers to the town in the French Pyrenees where the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to Saint Bernadette in 1858, making it a significant site of pilgrimage.
Less common today
Lurdes isn't in the latest US Top 1000. It last peaked at #5,933 in 1990.
US births per 5-year period, 1990–present (SSA data).
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