Girls' name · since 1918

Louana

Since 1918, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Louana, peaking in 1949. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#28,056 of 72,339
all-time among girls
92
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade

92 girls have been named Louana since 1918, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louana has been recorded 92 times among girls since 1918, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1940s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1918 to 2021.

  • #28,056 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 92 born since 1918
  • 1940s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louana ranks #28,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1918, peaking in the 1940s.

#28,056 of 72,339
all-time among girls
92
born since 1918
1940s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Louana's 92 recorded births place it above 61.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Louana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Louana's full recorded timeline at 1950, 46% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 54% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1941, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1949 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Louana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1918–2021

Last recorded 2021
Peak year (1949)
10
Annual births at peak, across 104 years of records
4681012 19181941194319491951195419792021 5

Louana by decade

1940s is the heaviest window (36 births, 39% of the file).

1940s was Louana's strongest decade.

36 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.

Louana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1940s at 36 births (39% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Louana? ▼
Louana has been given to 92 babies in the U.S. since 1918, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #28,056 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2021. 10 babies were born in 1949, its single highest year.
Where does Louana sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Louana ranks #28,056 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Louana most popular? ▼
Louana was most popular in the 1940s decade with 36 total births. The single peak year was 1949.
How long has the name Louana been used? ▼
Louana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1918, spanning 104 years of data through 2021.
What names are similar to Louana? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Louise, Lou, Louisa, Lourdes, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Louana's data

  • Louana's decade-level peak was the 1940s (36 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Louana

Nearby Names Like Louana

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Louana

Louise Girl
#514 336,466 births
Lou Girl
#2646 34,109 births
Louisa Girl
#694 21,932 births
Lourdes Girl
#2906 14,805 births
Louella Girl
#1467 13,958 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Louana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1918–2021 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Louana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.