Girls' name · since 1910
Lua
Since 1910, U.S. Social Security records show 1,089 babies named Lua, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #7,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,077 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1910
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lua currently ranks #2077 among girls' names in America, with 1,089 babies recorded since 1910.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lua has been recorded 1,089 times among girls since 1910, currently ranked #2077 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1910 to 2025.
- #7,082 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,077 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,089 born since 1910
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Lua ranks #7,082 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,077 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,089 born since 1910, peaking in the 2020s.
- #7,082 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,077 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,089
- born since 1910
- 2020s
- peak decade
Lua's 1,089 recorded births place it above 90.2% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Lua compares
1,089 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Lua's all-time total is 190% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Lua | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,089 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 114 | 21 | 19,840 |
Lua's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Lua's full recorded timeline at 2011, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1910, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2023 peak of 114 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Lua popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1910–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 114
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Lua by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (611 births, 56% of the file).
2020s was Lua's strongest decade.
611 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Lua births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1970s 11
1970s
11 births
- 1980s 12
1980s
12 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
384 births
- 2020s
2020s
611 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 611 births (56% of all-time use).
How Lua compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Lua's total volume
Lua by state
Where Lua concentrates geographically, total births since 1910
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 195 | 17.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 130 | 11.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 62 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Florida | | 56 | 5.1% |
| #5 | Massachusetts | | 16 | 1.5% |
| #6 | New Jersey | | 14 | 1.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 11 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.9% |
195 of 1,089 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.
Lua appears in 11 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Luas (195 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Lua: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~115 yrs)
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, 1910–2025 (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 Lua 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.