Lourdes is the name of the town in the French Pyrenees where Bernadette Soubirous reported visions of the Virgin Mary in 1858; the place name itself is of uncertain, probably Basque origin, and as a given name it honors "Our Lady of Lourdes". It is a classic Catholic name in Spain, Latin America and the Philippines. Lourdes stood at number 965 in 2000, peaked at number 876 in 2001, left the top 1000 soon after and ranks number 2917 in 2025 with 58 births.