Luann — #12219 US girls' name
15,498 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.
More common than 31% of names given to girls today.
56% of everyone ever named Luann was born in this single decade.
1,638 babies were named Luann in 1954 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Luann
The Social Security Administration has registered 15,498 babies named Luann between 1921 and 2024, spanning 104 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Luann currently holds the #12219 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1954, when 1,638 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Luann performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 8,621 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Luann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Pennsylvania, which accounts for 1,439 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Minnesota and Wisconsin. In total, SSA state-level files list Luann in 44 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Luann 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 15,498 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.
Luann at a glance
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Luann popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1921
- Peak year (1954)
- 1,638
- Annual births at peak — across 104 years of records
Currently ranks #12219 among girls.
15,498 total births across 104 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1954 with 1,638 births in a single year.
Luann popularity over time — boys
6 total births recorded since 1954 (Luann as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Luann accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Luann by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1950s
- 8,621 births that decade — 56% of Luann's all-time total
Luann decade highlights
- Peak decade 8,621 births
- Runner-up 4,115 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1950s was Luann's strongest decade
8,621 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 56% of all-time use.
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 | | 1,080 | 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 15,498 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Pennsylvania 9.3% of nationwide
- Minnesota 8.1% of nationwide
- Wisconsin 7.1% of nationwide
- New York 7.0% of nationwide
- Ohio 6.4% of nationwide
Recorded in 44 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Pennsylvania accounts for 9.3% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Luann appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1921–2024 (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.