US rank #7900 Boys' name Peak 2016 154 births

Luay — #7900 US boys' name

154 babies named Luay in U.S. Social Security records since 1979, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s52000s352010s702020s39
#7900
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 45% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

45% of everyone ever named Luay was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

14 babies were named Luay in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Luay

The Social Security Administration has registered 154 babies named Luay between 1979 and 2024, spanning 46 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Luay currently holds the #7900 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Luay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 70 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Luay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Luay 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 154 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.

Luay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

154

Since 1979

46 years of records

Peak year

2016

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,900

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1979

Recorded for 46 years

Last year on file: 2024

Luay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1979

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
14
Annual births at peak — across 46 years of records
46810121416 20242021201620122009200519941979 5

Luay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
70 births that decade — 45% of Luay's all-time total
1970s51990s52000s352010s702020s39

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Luay?
154 babies have been named Luay since 1979. It currently ranks #7900 among boys. The peak year was 2016 with 14 births.
When was Luay most popular?
Luay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 70 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
How long has the name Luay been used?
Luay has been recorded in Social Security data since 1979, spanning 46 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Luay?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Luan, Luar, Luai, Lual, and 2 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1979–2024 (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.