Girls' name · since 1888
Luanna
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 1,943 babies named Luanna, peaking in 1960. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,856 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,943
- born since 1888
- 1960s
- peak decade
Yes -- Luanna is the #6856 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 1,943 recorded since 1888.
Luanna has 1,943 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #6856 as of the latest data, more common than 60% of girls, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #4,794 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,856 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,943 born since 1888
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luanna ranks #4,794 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,856 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,943 born since 1888, peaking in the 1960s.
- #4,794 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,856 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,943
- born since 1888
- 1960s
- peak decade
Luanna's 1,943 recorded births place it above 93.37% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Luanna compares
1,943 Top 23% higher than 77% 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
Luanna's all-time total is 5x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Luanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,943 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 59 | 21 | 19,840 |
Luanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Luanna's SSA record in two at 1963 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1960 peak of 59, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Luanna popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1960)
- 59
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Luanna by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (331 births, 17% of the file).
1960s was Luanna's strongest decade.
331 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Luanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 24
1900s
24 births
- 1910s 87
1910s
87 births
- 1920s 102
1920s
102 births
- 1930s 132
1930s
132 births
- 1940s
1940s
253 births
- 1950s
1950s
301 births
- 1960s
1960s
331 births
- 1970s
1970s
149 births
- 1980s 79
1980s
79 births
- 1990s 64
1990s
64 births
- 2000s 111
2000s
111 births
- 2010s
2010s
156 births
- 2020s
2020s
138 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 331 births (17% of all-time use).
How Luanna 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 Luanna's total volume
Luanna by state
Where Luanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 66 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 21 | 1.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #4 | Indiana | | 10 | 0.5% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Wisconsin | | 5 | 0.3% |
66 of 1,943 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Luanna's data
- Luanna's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (331 total births) through the 2020s (138) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Luannas (66 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Luanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1960)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Luanna 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.