Luan
Luan was the 1220th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 166 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,608 places. More babies were named Luan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,220 boys, up 2,165 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 166boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025166 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,622babies recorded
Luan popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | #1,220 | — | 166 |
| 2020 | — | #3,385 | — | 33 |
| 2010 | — | #5,927 | — | 15 |
| 2000 | — | #5,773 | — | 12 |
| 1990 | — | #5,644 | — | 9 |
| 1980 | — | #3,538 | — | 12 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,480 | — | 24 | — |
| 1950 | #4,167 | — | 8 | — |
| 1940 | #4,147 | — | 6 | — |
| 1930 | #3,226 | — | 9 | — |
| 1920 | — | — | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Luan, counting every spelling?
Luan has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #1,154 for boys in 2025, against #1,220 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Luan?
166 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Luan (0.05 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Luan born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 51 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Luan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Luan?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Luan are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 2 and 19. That makes Luan a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Luan by state
How common Luan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (3.5×), New Jersey (2.3×), New York (2.2×), Florida (2.0×). In 38 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Luan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Luan, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Luan
How popular is the name Luan?
Luan was the 1220th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 166 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,608 places. More babies were named Luan in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Luan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Luan in the US.
Where is Luan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Luan was most common in Massachusetts (0.20 per 1,000 boys), followed by New Jersey and New York.