US rank #1563 Unisex name Peak 2024 941 births

Luan — #1563 US boys' name

941 babies named Luan in U.S. Social Security records since 1975, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s791990s872000s1242010s2632020s363
#1563
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 89% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Luan was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

111 babies were named Luan in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luan

The Social Security Administration has registered 941 babies named Luan between 1975 and 2024, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luan currently holds the #1563 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 111 babies received it in a single year. Luan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 515 additional births since 1926.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luan performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 363 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Luan shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 67 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Luan in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 941 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Luan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

941

Since 1975

50 years of records

Peak year

2024

111 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,563

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1975

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1975

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
111
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
-50050100150 202420182012200620001993198719801975 7

Luan popularity over time — girls

515 total births recorded since 1926 (Luan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 515 births
010203040 196919641959195419491943193819331926 5

Luan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
363 births that decade — 39% of Luan's all-time total
1970s251980s791990s872000s1242010s2632020s363

Luan by state

Where Luan concentrates geographically — total births since 1975

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Luan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
67 7.1%
#2 New York
62 6.6%
#3 Florida
48 5.1%
#4 Texas
40 4.3%
#5 Massachusetts
33 3.5%
#6 New Jersey
17 1.8%
#7 Pennsylvania
11 1.2%
#8 North Carolina
6 0.6%
California share of Luan's total US births 7.1%
Even split

67 of 941 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Luan appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luan?
941 babies have been named Luan since 1975. It currently ranks #1563 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 111 births.
When was Luan most popular?
Luan was most popular in the 2020s decade with 363 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Luan most popular?
The top states for the name Luan are California (67 births), New York (62 births), Florida (48 births).
Is Luan a unisex name?
Yes, Luan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 941 births, and as a girl's name it has 515 births.
How long has the name Luan been used?
Luan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1975, spanning 50 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luay, Luar, Luai, Lual, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1975–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.