Girls' name · since 1921
Luann
15,506 babies named Luann in U.S. Social Security records since 1921, with the highest year being 1954. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #1,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,506
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
15,506 babies have been named Luann since 1921, making it today's #12045 girls' name.
Luann has 15,506 recorded births among girls since 1921, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12045 as of the latest data, more common than 30% of girls, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1921 to 2025.
- #1,260 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #12,045 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,506 born since 1921
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luann ranks #1,260 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,045 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,506 born since 1921, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,260 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #12,045 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,506
- born since 1921
- 1950s
- peak decade
Luann's 15,506 recorded births place it above 98.25% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Luann compares
15,506 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Luann's all-time total is 41x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Luann | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,506 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,638 | 21 | 19,840 |
Luann's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Luann's full recorded timeline at 1975, 6% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 94% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1921, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 1,638 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Luann popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (1954)
- 1,638
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Luann popularity over time - boys
6 total births recorded since 1954 (Luann as boys' name)
Luann by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (8,621 births, 56% of the file).
1950s was Luann's strongest decade.
8,621 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Luann births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 41
1920s
41 births
- 1930s 459
1930s
459 births
- 1940s 867
1940s
867 births
- 1950s
1950s
8,621 births
- 1960s
1960s
4,116 births
- 1970s 763
1970s
763 births
- 1980s 241
1980s
241 births
- 1990s 130
1990s
130 births
- 2000s 108
2000s
108 births
- 2010s 100
2010s
100 births
- 2020s 60
2020s
60 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 8,621 births (56% of all-time use).
How Luann 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 Luann's total volume
Luann by state
Where Luann concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 1,439 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 1,256 | 8.1% |
| #3 | Wisconsin | | 1,104 | 7.1% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,081 | 7.0% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 995 | 6.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 960 | 6.2% |
| #7 | Iowa | | 868 | 5.6% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 824 | 5.3% |
1,439 of 15,506 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Luann appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Luann's data
- Luann's decade-level peak was the 1950s (8,621 total births); usage has since declined to 60 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Pennsylvania records the most Luanns (1,439 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Luann: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1954)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Luann 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.