Luana
Luana was the 1827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 651st with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,546 places. More babies were named Luana in the 1940s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #1,827 girls, up 161 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 110girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1947164 babies
- Total since 1880
- 4,893babies recorded
Luana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,827 | 110 |
| 2020 | #1,988 | 95 |
| 2010 | #4,079 | 37 |
| 2000 | #5,081 | 23 |
| 1990 | #6,323 | 14 |
| 1980 | #3,039 | 29 |
| 1970 | #2,102 | 39 |
| 1960 | #1,110 | 95 |
| 1950 | #1,068 | 75 |
| 1940 | #1,264 | 35 |
| 1930 | #1,490 | 28 |
| 1920 | #1,785 | 23 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Luana, counting every spelling?
Luana is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #1,483 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,827 for Luana on its own. Together these spellings went to 126 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luana | 110 | #1,827 | 543 |
| Luanna | 16 | #7,014 | 115 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Luana?
110 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Luana (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Luana 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 76 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Luana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Luana?
About 3,800 people born in the US named Luana are alive today, with a median age of 45; half are between 10 and 68. That makes Luana mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Luana by state
How common Luana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (2.9×), New Jersey (2.3×), California (1.7×). In 42 states fewer than five girls 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 Luana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Luana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Luana
How popular is the name Luana?
Luana was the 1827th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 110 babies. Its best year was 1947, when it ranked 651st with 164 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 1,546 places. More babies were named Luana in the 1940s than in any other decade.
Is Luana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Luana in the US.
Where is Luana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Luana was most common in Hawaii (0.44 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Jersey.