US rank #1895 Girls' name Peak 1947 4,783 births

Luana — #1895 US girls' name

4,783 babies named Luana in U.S. Social Security records since 1911, with the highest year being 1947. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s1091920s2151930s3091940s7851950s6241960s6041970s3041980s2091990s1722000s3552010s5692020s528
#1895
of 17,661 girls in use

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

1940s
Peak decade

16% of everyone ever named Luana was born in this single decade.

1947
Single peak year

164 babies were named Luana in 1947 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luana

The Social Security Administration has registered 4,783 babies named Luana between 1911 and 2024, spanning 114 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luana currently holds the #1895 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1947, when 164 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luana performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 785 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Luana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 814 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Florida and Hawaii. In total, SSA state-level files list Luana in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luana 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 4,783 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.

Luana at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

4,783

Since 1911

114 years of records

Peak year

1947

164 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

#1,895

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1911

Recorded for 114 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1911

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1947)
164
Annual births at peak — across 114 years of records
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Luana by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
785 births that decade — 16% of Luana's all-time total
1910s1091920s2151930s3091940s7851950s6241960s6041970s3041980s2091990s1722000s3552010s5692020s528

Luana by state

Where Luana concentrates geographically — total births since 1911

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Luana
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
814 17.0%
#2 Florida
229 4.8%
#3 Hawaii
143 3.0%
#4 New York
113 2.4%
#5 Texas
109 2.3%
#6 Utah
102 2.1%
#7 Massachusetts
92 1.9%
#8 Michigan
68 1.4%
California share of Luana's total US births 17.0%
Even split

814 of 4,783 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Luana appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luana?
4,783 babies have been named Luana since 1911. It currently ranks #1895 among girls. The peak year was 1947 with 164 births.
When was Luana most popular?
Luana was most popular in the 1940s decade with 785 total births. The single peak year was 1947.
Where is Luana most popular?
The top states for the name Luana are California (814 births), Florida (229 births), Hawaii (143 births).
How long has the name Luana been used?
Luana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1911, spanning 114 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luann, Luanne, Luanna, Lua, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1911–2024 (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.