Girls' name · since 1924
Luanne
Luanne has 8,617 recorded births since 1924 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1954 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,617
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
8,617 girls have been named Luanne since 1924, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luanne has been recorded 8,617 times among girls since 1924, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1950s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1924 to 2024.
- #1,840 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 8,617 born since 1924
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Luanne ranks #1,840 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 8,617 born since 1924, peaking in the 1950s.
- #1,840 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 8,617
- born since 1924
- 1950s
- peak decade
Luanne's 8,617 recorded births place it above 97.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
43 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Luanne's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Luanne's full recorded timeline at 1970, 8% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 92% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1989, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1954 peak of 588 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Luanne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–2024
- Peak year (1954)
- 588
- Annual births at peak, across 101 years of records
Luanne by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (4,148 births, 48% of the file).
1950s was Luanne's strongest decade.
4,148 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Luanne births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 58
1920s
58 births
- 1930s 477
1930s
477 births
- 1940s 876
1940s
876 births
- 1950s
1950s
4,148 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,334 births
- 1970s 385
1970s
385 births
- 1980s 147
1980s
147 births
- 1990s 52
1990s
52 births
- 2000s 53
2000s
53 births
- 2010s 57
2010s
57 births
- 2020s 30
2020s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 4,148 births (48% of all-time use).
How Luanne 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 Luanne's total volume
Luanne by state
Where Luanne concentrates geographically, total births since 1924
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 632 | 7.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 627 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 537 | 6.2% |
| #4 | California | | 520 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 508 | 5.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 460 | 5.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 417 | 4.8% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 354 | 4.1% |
632 of 8,617 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 43 reporting states.
Luanne appears in 43 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Luanne's data
- Luanne's decade-level peak was the 1950s (4,148 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Luannes (632 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Luanne: 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 (~100 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, 1924–2024 (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 Luanne 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.