Recorded 1928–1964 Girls' name Peak 1953 241 births

Luane — girls' name

241 babies named Luane in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s271940s531950s1021960s54
1950s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Luane was born in this single decade.

1953
Single peak year

15 babies were named Luane in 1953 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luane

The Social Security Administration has registered 241 babies named Luane between 1928 and 1964, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luane currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1953, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luane performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 102 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Luane shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luane 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 241 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.

Luane at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

241

Since 1928

37 years of records

Peak year

1953

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1928

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 1964

Luane popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1928

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1953)
15
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
05101520 19641960195519511947194019331928 5

Luane by decade

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

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
102 births that decade — 42% of Luane's all-time total
1920s51930s271940s531950s1021960s54

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luane?
241 babies have been named Luane since 1928. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1953 with 15 births.
When was Luane most popular?
Luane was most popular in the 1950s decade with 102 total births. The single peak year was 1953.
How long has the name Luane been used?
Luane has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 37 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Luane?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luann, Luanne, Luana, Luanna, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1928–1964 (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.